distributing

/dɪsˈtɹɪbjutɪŋ/

IPA: /D IH0 S T R IH1 B Y UW0 T IH0 NG/

verb

1
To divide into portions and dispense.
“He distributed the bread amongst his followers.”
2
To supply to retail outlets.
“The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.”
3
To deliver or pass out.
“A network of children distributes flyers to every house.”
4
To scatter or spread.
“I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.”
5
To apportion (more or less evenly).
“The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area.”
6
To classify or separate into categories.
“The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments.”
7
To be distributive.
8
To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
9
To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
10
To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.

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