distribute

Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹɪbjut/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb administer or bestow, as in small portions
  2. verb distribute or disperse widely
  3. verb make available

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere (“to divide, distribute”), from dis- (“apart”) + tribuere (“to give, impart”); see tribute.

In classic literature

Synonyms

administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
give
Narrower (hyponyms)
deal, assign, reallot

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