distribute

verb

1. 1

   To divide into portions and dispense.

   “He distributed the bread amongst his followers.”

2. 2

   To supply to retail outlets.

   “The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.”

3. 3

   To deliver or pass out.

   “A network of children distributes flyers to every house.”

4. 4

   To scatter or spread.

   “I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.”

5. 5

   To apportion (more or less evenly).

   “The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area.”

6. 6

   To classify or separate into categories.

   “The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments.”

7. 7

   To be distributive.

8. 8

   To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.

9. 9

   To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.

10. 10

    To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.