distribute - Definition & Meaning

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Third Person

distributes

Present Participle

distributing

Past Tense

distributed

Past Participle

distributed

to share something between a large number of people

transitive

The charity organization distributes food to families in need every week.
The company distributes its products to stores across the country.
The government recently distributed pamphlets to raise awareness about public health issues.
The publisher distributes books to libraries and bookstores for sale.
Can you distribute the worksheets to students before the class starts?

Synonyms:

to divide something into sections in order to give it to the beneficiaries

transitive

The manager distributed tasks evenly among the team members.
They distributed the inheritance among the family members according to the will.
The company distributed its profits as bonuses to the employees.
They decided to distribute the donations among several local charities.

Synonyms:

to spread or scatter something over a surface

transitive

He distributed the mulch evenly across the garden bed to help retain moisture.
The chef distributed the sauce over the pasta to ensure each bite was flavorful.
She distributed the fertilizer across the lawn to promote even growth.
The artist distributed the colors across the canvas to create a balanced painting.
They distributed the sand evenly over the beach to improve the surface.

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Antonyms:

to deliver goods or products to stores or other points of sale for availability to customers

transitive

The company distributes its products to retail outlets across the country.
They distribute their clothing line to department stores and boutique shops.
The publisher distributes books to bookstores nationwide.
After manufacturing, the goods are distributed to various retail outlets for sale.
The tech company distributes its gadgets through major electronics retail outlets.

to hand out or deliver items like mail or newspapers to the people or places they are meant for

transitive

The postal worker distributes the mail to all the houses in the neighborhood every morning.
Every morning, she distributes the newspapers to the homes along her route.
The courier was responsible for distributing the packages to the correct addresses.
The delivery driver distributes the company's brochures to local businesses.
On Sundays, they distribute free newspapers to subscribers in the area.

Synonyms:

(in mathematics) to apply a rule or operation to each part of a set or equation in a consistent way

transitive

The distributive property allows you to distribute multiplication over addition or subtraction.
When solving the equation, remember to distribute the negative sign across both terms.
In the equation, you need to distribute the factor of 2 to both x and y.
To solve the expression, distribute the coefficient to each variable inside the brackets.
Distribute the 5 to each term inside the parentheses and then simplify.

to spread or disperse a weight or load across a surface or area

transitive

It's important to distribute the load evenly to prevent the shelf from collapsing.
The cargo was carefully distributed across the truck bed to maintain balance.
The truck’s weight was distributed evenly across all axles to avoid damage to the tires.
They used a crane to distribute the heavy load across several beams.
The engineer designed the structure to distribute the load from the roof evenly.