what does distribute mean?
DISTRIBUTE as VERB
- Meaning
- cause to become widely known
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- spread information
- circulate a rumor
- broadcast the news
Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- distribute or disperse widely
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- The invaders spread their language all over the country
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- Meaning
- to arrange in a systematic order
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- stagger the chairs in the lecture hall
Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
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- This letter is circulating among the faculty
Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- The teacher handed out the exams
Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
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Usage Example(s)
- administer critical remarks to everyone present
- dole out some money
- shell out pocket money for the children
- deal a blow to someone
Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia
Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- be mathematically distributive
Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
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Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- spread throughout a given area
Usage Example(s)
- the function distributes the values evenly
Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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