distribute, v.
(distributed, distributes, distributing)
freq. cnt. 24
(distributed, distributes, distributing)
freq. cnt. 24
administer or bestow, as in small portions
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
administer allot deal deal out dish out dispense distribute dole out lot mete out parcel out shell out
sample sentences
"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"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
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They %s the food to the people
They %s the people the food
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
distribute or disperse widely
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 5
distribute spread
sample sentences
"The invaders spread their language all over the country"verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
antonym
also see
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
make available
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
distribute
sample sentences
"The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSam and Sue %s the movie
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
give to several people
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
distribute give out hand out pass out
sample sentences
"The teacher handed out the exams"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
cause to become widely known
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
broadcast circularise circularize circulate diffuse disperse disseminate distribute pass around propagate spread
sample sentences
"spread information""circulate a rumor"
"broadcast the news"
verb frames
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hypernym
cause
hyponym
verb group
cause to be distributed
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
circulate distribute pass around pass on
sample sentences
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something to somebody
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
to arrange in a systematic order
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
distribute stagger
sample sentences
"stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"verb frames
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semantic pointers
hypernym
be mathematically distributive
<verb.stative>
distribute
verb frames
Something ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
<verb.stative>
distribute
sample sentences
"Values distribute"verb frames
Something ----s
spread throughout a given area
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distribute