distribute

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 External links 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Adverb 2.2.1 Related terms 2.3 References

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[edit] Etymology

< Latin distributus, pp. of distribuere (“‘to divide, distribute’”) < dis- (“‘apart’”) + tribuere (“‘to give, impart’”); see tribute.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

to distribute (third-person singular simple present distributes, present participle distributing, simple past and past participle distributed)

1. (transitive): To divide something into portions and dispense it.

   He distributed the bread amongst his followers.

2. (transitive): To supply goods to retail outlets.

   The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.

3. (transitive): To deliver or pass out something.

   A network of children distributes flyers to every house.

4. (transitive): To scatter or spread something.

   I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.

5. (transitive): To apportion (more or less evenly).

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

6. (transitive): To classify or separate into categories.

   The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments.

7. (intransitive): (mathematics) To be distributive.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• distribution
• distributor

[edit] External links

• distribute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• distribute in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From distribūtus, participle of distribuō (“‘distribute, apportion’”)

[edit] Adverb

distribūtē (comparative distribūtius, superlative distribūtissimē)

1. orderly, methodically

[edit] Related terms

• distribuō
• distribūtiō
• distribūtus

[edit] References

• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)