Main entry: diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, spread, pass around, broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, propagate
Definition: cause to become widely known
Usage: spread information; circulate a rumor; broadcast the news
Main entry: spread, distribute
Definition: distribute or disperse widely
Usage: The invaders spread their language all over the country
Main entry: stagger, distribute
Definition: to arrange in a systematic order
Usage: stagger the chairs in the lecture hall
Main entry: distribute, circulate, pass around, pass on
Definition: cause be distributed
Usage: This letter is being circulated among the faculty
Main entry: distribute, pass out, give out, hand out
Definition: give to several people
Usage: The teacher handed out the exams
Main entry: distribute, dole out, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, allot, administer, parcel out, shell out, mete out, lot
Definition: administer or bestow, as in small portions
Usage: administer critical remarks to everyone present; dole out some money; shell out pocket money for the children; deal a blow to someone; the machine dispenses soft drinks
Main entry: distribute
Definition: make available
Usage: The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia
Main entry: distribute
Definition: be mathematically distributive
Main entry: distribute
Definition: be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
Usage: Values distribute
Main entry: distribute
Definition: spread throughout a given area
Usage: the function distributes the values evenly