Meaning & use
distribute
To give out or spread something among a number of people or places.
See it in a sentence
Volunteers distributed food and blankets to families after the flood.
The company distributes its products to stores across the country.
A note on using this word
Distribute can describe physical delivery of goods or, more abstractly, the spread of weight, wealth, or information.
Words with a similar meaning
allocatedispense
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Words with an opposite meaning
collect
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