distribute
pronunciation
How to pronounce distribute in British English:
UK [dɪˈstrɪbjuːt]
How to pronounce distribute in American English:
US [dɪˈstrɪbjuːt]
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- Verb:
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
- distribute or disperse widely
- make available
- give out
- cause to be distributed
- cause to become widely known
- spread throughout a given area
- be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
- be mathematically distributive
- to arrange in a systematic order
Word Origin
- distribute
- distribute: see tribe
- distribute (v.)
- early 15c., "to deal out or apportion," from Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere "to divide, distribute" (see distribution). Related: Distributable; distributed; distributing.
Example
- 1. Optimize and distribute a press release announcing blog .
- 2. It also may employ people to construct or distribute advertising .
- 3. Often , companies simply pay sites to distribute their tracking files .
- 4. These firms distribute satellite bandwidth via gprs or edge modems packaged as usb sticks .
- 5. Other measures included helping hong kong-owned factories distribute their goods in china .