distribute (
http://definr.com/distribute)
v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some
money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal
a blow to someone" [syn:
administer,
mete out,
deal,
parcel out,
lot,
dispense,
shell out,
deal out,
dish out,
allot,
dole out]
2: distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their
language all over the country" [syn:
spread] [ant:
gather]
3: make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book
in Asia"
4: give out freely [syn:
give away,
give out,
hand out]
5: cause to be distributed; "This letter is circulating among
the faculty" [syn:
circulate,
pass around,
pass on]
6: cause to become widely known; "spread information";
"circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn:
circulate,
circularize,
circularise,
disseminate,
propagate,
broadcast,
spread,
diffuse,
disperse, {pass
around}]
7: to arrange in a stack or pile; "stagger the chairs in the
lecture hall" [syn:
stack,
stagger]