DISTRIBUTE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • cause to become widely known
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Cause(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • distribute or disperse widely
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The invaders spread their language all over the country
    Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • to arrange in a systematic order
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
  4. Meaning
    • cause to be distributed
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • give out
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s)
  6. Meaning
    • administer or bestow, as in small portions
    Synonym(s) 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • make available
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • be mathematically distributive
    Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  9. Meaning
    • be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
    Usage Example(s)
    • Values distribute
    Hypernyms(s) distribute is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  10. 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