distribute
/dɪˈstɹɪbjut/ verb B1- To divide into portions and dispense. · He distributed the bread amongst his followers.
- To supply to retail outlets. · The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.
- To deliver or pass out. · A network of children distributes flyers to every house.
- To scatter or spread. · I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.
- To apportion (more or less evenly). · The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area.
- To classify or separate into categories. · The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments.
- To be distributive. · Multiplication distributes over addition.
- To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
Plural distribute · He/she/it distributes · Past distributed · Past participle distributed · -ing form distributing
Verb forms
- Base form
- distribute
- He/she/it
- distributes
- Past
- distributed
- Past participle
- distributed
- -ing form
- distributing
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The baron walked triumphantly through the crowd, who for the sake of gain styled him “your excellency.” As Danglars had hitherto contented himself with being called a baron, he felt rather flattered at the title of excellency, and distributed a dozen silver coins among the beggars, who were ready, for twelve more, to call him “your highness.”
Besides, whether at home or not, whether in Paris or Cairo, the abbé always left something to give away, which the valet distributed through this wicket in his master’s name.
When they had taken as many beasts as their necessities required, the Lion undertook to distribute the prey, and for this purpose divided it into three shares.
A wealthy manufacturer of New Brunswick had died and left part of his fortune to endow a large number of scholarships to be distributed among the various high schools and academies of the Maritime Provinces, according to their respective standings.
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