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- pronunciation:
- dih
strI
byut
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
distributes, distributing, distributed |
| definition 1: |
When people distribute things, they give them out to many different people, or to each person in a group.
The teacher distributed the worksheets to the kids in the class.Many people donate toys to the charity, and then the charity distributes the toys to families who would like to have them.The volunteers distributed food, water, and blankets to victims of the earthquake.- synonyms:
- portion out
- antonyms:
- collect
- similar words:
- deal, divide, share
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| definition 2: |
If you distribute things, you spread them over an area, usually in a way that each spot gets at least a little.
The farmer distributed the seeds over the whole garden.Did you know that squirrels distribute acorns that grow into oak trees? They do this when they store acorns in the ground to eat later but forget to dig them up.- synonyms:
- scatter, spread
- antonyms:
- collect
- similar words:
- circulate, sprinkle
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| definition 3: |
When a company distributes products, they buy them in large quantities from the company that makes them and then they sell them to other businesses.
Mr. Tanaka's company distributes snack foods from Japan to restaurants and grocery stores in the United States.- synonyms:
- deliver
- similar words:
- sell
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| related words: |
assign, issue, release, scatter, space, split, supply |
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