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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] distributus, past participle of distribuere, from dis- + tribuere to allot
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
:transitive verb
*1 : to divide among several or many : apportion <distribute expenses>
*2 a : to spread out so as to cover something : scatter
:b : to give out or deliver especially to members of a [[group]] <distribute newspapers> <distribute leaflets>
:c : to place or position so as to be properly apportioned over or throughout an area <200 pounds distributed on a 6-foot frame>
:d : to use (a term) so as to convey [[information]] about every member of the class named <the proposition “all men are mortal” distributes “man” but not “mortal”>
*3 a : to divide or separate especially into kinds
:b : to return the units of (as typeset matter) to storage
*4 : to use in or as an operation so as to be [[mathematically]] distributive
:intransitive verb :
*to be mathematically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributivity distributive] <multiplication distributes over addition>
— dis·trib·u·tee \dis-ˌtri-byü-ˈtē\ noun
==Synonyms==
distribute, dispense, divide, deal, dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a [[group]]. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts <distributed food to the needy>. dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or [[measured]] portion to each of a group according to due or need <dispensed [[wisdom]] to the students>. divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts and implies that the parts are [[equal]] <three charitable groups divided the proceeds>. deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece <deal out equipment and supplies>. dole out implies a carefully measured portion of something that is often in short supply <doled out what little food there was>.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] distributus, past participle of distribuere, from dis- + tribuere to allot
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
:transitive verb
*1 : to divide among several or many : apportion <distribute expenses>
*2 a : to spread out so as to cover something : scatter
:b : to give out or deliver especially to members of a [[group]] <distribute newspapers> <distribute leaflets>
:c : to place or position so as to be properly apportioned over or throughout an area <200 pounds distributed on a 6-foot frame>
:d : to use (a term) so as to convey [[information]] about every member of the class named <the proposition “all men are mortal” distributes “man” but not “mortal”>
*3 a : to divide or separate especially into kinds
:b : to return the units of (as typeset matter) to storage
*4 : to use in or as an operation so as to be [[mathematically]] distributive
:intransitive verb :
*to be mathematically [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributivity distributive] <multiplication distributes over addition>
— dis·trib·u·tee \dis-ˌtri-byü-ˈtē\ noun
==Synonyms==
distribute, dispense, divide, deal, dole out mean to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a [[group]]. distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts <distributed food to the needy>. dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or [[measured]] portion to each of a group according to due or need <dispensed [[wisdom]] to the students>. divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts and implies that the parts are [[equal]] <three charitable groups divided the proceeds>. deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece <deal out equipment and supplies>. dole out implies a carefully measured portion of something that is often in short supply <doled out what little food there was>.
[[Category: General Reference]]
