Synonyms:
distribute, administer, mete_out, deal, parcel_out, lot, dispense, shell_out, deal_out, dish_out, allot, dole_out
Meaning: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
Synonyms:
spread, distribute
Meaning: distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
Synonyms:
distribute
Meaning: make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"
Synonyms:
distribute, give_out, hand_out, pass_out
Meaning: give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"
Synonyms:
circulate, pass_around, pass_on, distribute
Meaning: cause be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
Synonyms:
circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass_around
Meaning: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
Usage examples
And thus they distribute male and female breeders of the best natures according to philosophical rules.
Wisdom supreme, O how great art thou showest In heaven, in earth, and in the evil world, And with what justice doth thy power distribute!
Here, amidst the shifting rivers in early times, the agriculturists may have learned to control and distribute the water supply by utilizing dried-up beds of streams to irrigate the land.
This particular wayfarer was some considerable way in advance of a company of conscripts on the way to Cherbourg, whom the mayor was expecting to arrive every hour, for it was his duty to distribute their billets.
Under his auspices the May-pole stood from year to year in the centre of the village green; on Mayday it was decorated with garlands and streamers, and a queen or lady of the May was appointed, as in former times, to preside at the sports and distribute the prizes and rewards.