distribute

[dih-strib-yoot] / dɪˈstrɪb yut /

VERB

allocate, deliver, spread

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administer allot apportion assign circulate disburse dispense disseminate donate give give away hand out issue present scatter share

STRONG

appropriate bestow consign convey deal diffuse disperse dispose divide endow parcel partition prorate radiate ration sow strew

WEAK

cut up deal out dish out divvy up dole out fork out lot out measure out mete pass out pay out shell out slice up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect conceal gather hold keep receive refrain retain take withhold

STRONG

attach combine disarrange join maintain refuse unite

WEAK

hoard preserve store

VERB

classify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrange file order

STRONG

assort categorize class group

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disarrange disorder disorganize mix up

WEAK

collect gather hoard hold keep maintain preserve store

Example Sentences

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She stepped down as attorney general, but amassed even greater influence as Maduro’s right hand, able to direct policy and distribute favors without restriction.

From The Wall Street Journal

Around 700 coupons are distributed daily, and cooked food is sent to 16 nearby mosques to serve both to the needy and the faithful.

From BBC

Blood vessels deliver oxygen and nutrients needed to generate heat and help distribute that heat throughout the body.

From Science Daily

These methods verified that the nitrogen atoms were positioned side by side rather than randomly distributed.

From Science Daily

It may also help map how matter is distributed around neutron stars and even offer clues about their internal structure through their gravitational effects.

From Science Daily

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