📖 Definitions of "Distributes"
verb
- 1
To divide into portions and dispense.
"He distributed the bread amongst his followers."
- 2
To supply to retail outlets.
"The agency distributes newspapers to local shops."
- 3
To deliver or pass out.
"A network of children distributes flyers to every house."
- 4
To scatter or spread.
"I raked the soil then distributed grass seed."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Distributes"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mete outverb | (transitive) To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out. |
| dole outverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in apportioned amounts. |
| allotverb | (transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose. |
| dealverb | (transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share. |
| parcel outverb | (idiomatic) To divide into portions or chunks; to ration. |
| dispenseverb | To issue, distribute, or give out. |
| hand outverb | (transitive) To distribute; to give out, either by hand or as if so (figuratively). |
| give awayverb | (transitive) To make a gift of (something). |
| shell outverb | (computing, especially Unix) To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell. |
| give outverb | (transitive) To issue; to distribute. |
| broadcastverb | (transitive) To transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means. |
| pass onverb | (transitive) To convey or communicate. |
| propagateverb | (transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production. |
| spreadverb | (transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space. |
| lotverb | (transitive, dated) To allot; to sort; to apportion. |
| disseminateverb | (intransitive) To become widespread. |
| circularizeverb | (transitive) To distribute a circular or circulars to. |
| circulateverb | to spread or disseminate |
| diffuseverb | (transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means. |
| disperseverb | (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions. |
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