distribute

verb

1. 1

   cause to become widely known

   spread information

   circulate a rumor

2. 2

   distribute or disperse widely

   The invaders spread their language all over the country

3. 3

   to arrange in a systematic order

   stagger the chairs in the lecture hall

4. 4

   cause be distributed

   This letter is being circulated among the faculty

5. 5

   give to several people

   The teacher handed out the exams

6. 6

   administer or bestow, as in small portions

   administer critical remarks to everyone present

   dole out some money

7. 7

   make available

   The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia

8. 8

   be mathematically distributive

9. 9

   be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses

   Values distribute

10. 10

    spread throughout a given area

    the function distributes the values evenly