distribute definition

1. administer or bestow, as in small portions
• examples: administer critical remarks to everyone present
• examples: dole out some money
• examples: shell out pocket money for the children
• examples: deal a blow to someone
• examples: the machine dispenses soft drinks
2. make available
• examples: The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia
3. give to several people
• examples: The teacher handed out the exams
4. spread throughout a given area
• examples: the function distributes the values evenly
5. be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
• examples: Values distribute
6. be mathematically distributive