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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Silicon Valley’s elite have discussed this very scenario in terms of a “universal basic income” as a way to distribute the wealth generated by artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is accepting nonperishable and household items such as boxed pasta, baby wipes and laundry detergent to distribute to workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

It costs about £10 to collect, wash and distribute each package - and this week the charity will receive help from Comic Relief.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Police in New York City distribute bread and eggs to the unemployed in 1930.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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