English

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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-distribute.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|distribut|ing

1. transitive: To divide something into portions and dispense it.

#:He distributed the bread amongst his followers.

1. transitive: To supply goods to retail outlets.

#:The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.

1. transitive: To deliver or pass out something.

#:A network of children distributes flyers to every house.

1. transitive: To scatter or spread something.

#:I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.

1. transitive: To apportion evenly.

#:The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area.

1. transitive: To classify or separate into categories.

#:The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments.

1. intransitive: (mathematics) To be distributive.

Translations
trans-top|(transitive): To divide something into portions and dispense it
French: distribuer
German: aufteilen, verteilen
Hebrew: ���ק (lekhaleq)
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (wakeru)
Swedish: fördela
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trans-top|(transitive): To supply goods to retail outlets
French: distribuer
German: ausliefern, verteilen
Hebrew: ��פ�ץ (lehafytz)
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (haitatsu-suru), ���� (hais�-suru)
Swedish: distribuera
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trans-top|(transitive): To deliver or pass out something
French: distribuer
German: ausliefern, verteilen
Hebrew: ���ק (lekhaleq)
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (maku), �� (kubaru), ���� (haifu-suru)
Swedish: dela ut, utdela
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trans-top|(transitive): To scatter or spread something
German: verteilen
Japanese: �� (maku)
trans-mid
Swedish: fördela
trans-bottom

trans-top|(transitive): To apportion evenly
French: répartir
German: verteilen
Hebrew: ���ק (lekhaleq)
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (bunsan-suru)
Swedish: fördela
trans-bottom

trans-top|(transitive): To classify or separate into categories
French: répartir
German: aufteilen
Hebrew: ���ק (lekhaleq)
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (wakeru), ���� (bunrui-suru)
Swedish: uppdela
trans-bottom

trans-top|(intransitive): (mathematics) To be distributive
Japanese: ���� (bunpu-suru)
trans-mid
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ttbc|Catalan: distribuir
ttbc|Dutch: uitreiken
ttbc|Esperanto: dissendi, distribui
ttbc|Old English: dælan|dǣlan
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Derived terms
distribution
distributor

Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English transitive verbs

Latin

Etymology
From term|distributus|distribūtus|langla, participle of term|distribuo|distribu�|distribute, apportion|langla

Adverb
la-adv|distribut|distribūt|e

1. orderly, methodically

Related terms
distribuo|distribu�
distributio|distribūti�
distributus|distribūtus

References
Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

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