distribute

== English == === Etymology === From Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere (“to divide, distribute”), from dis- (“apart”) + tribuere (“to give, impart”); see tribute. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈstɹɪbjuːt/, /ˈdɪstɹɪbjuːt/ (General American) enPR: dĭ-strĭbʹyo͞ot, IPA(key): /dɪˈstɹɪbjut/ Rhymes: -ɪbjuːt, -ɪstɹɪbjuːt Hyphenation: dis‧trib‧ute === Verb === distribute (third-person singular simple present distributes, present participle distributing, simple past and past participle distributed) (transitive) To divide into portions and dispense. (transitive) To supply to retail outlets. (transitive) To deliver or pass out. (transitive) To scatter or spread. (transitive) To apportion (more or less evenly). (transitive) To classify or separate into categories. (intransitive, mathematics) To be distributive. (printing) To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases. (printing) To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table. (logic) To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise. (business) To have employees working remotely from multiple locations. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to divide into portions and dispense): allot, dispend, parcel out; see also Thesaurus:distribute (to deliver or pass out): courier (to scatter or spread): disperse, sparble, strew; see also Thesaurus:disperse (to classify or separate into categories): categorize, sort; see also Thesaurus:classify ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “distribute”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “distribute”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === turbidites == Interlingua == === Verb === distribute past participle of distribuer Synonym: distribuite == Latin == === Etymology === From distribūtus, participle of distribuō (“distribute, apportion”). === Adverb === distribūtē (comparative distribūtius, superlative distribūtissimē) orderly, methodically ==== Related terms ==== distribuō distribūtiō distribūtus === References === “distribute”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)