distribute

(verb) administer or bestow, as in small portions. Synonyms: administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole out. Examples: "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) distribute or disperse widely. Synonyms: spread. Examples: "The invaders spread their language all over the country."

(verb) make available. Examples: "The publisher wants to distribute the book in asia."

(verb) give to several people. Synonyms: give out, hand out, pass out. Examples: "The teacher handed out the exams."

(verb) cause be distributed. Synonyms: circulate, pass around, pass on. Examples: "This letter is being circulated among the faculty."

(verb) cause to become widely known. Synonyms: circulate, circularize, circularise, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around. Examples: "Spread information." "Circulate a rumor." "Broadcast the news."

(verb) spread throughout a given area. Examples: "The function distributes the values evenly."

(verb) be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses. Examples: "Values distribute."

(verb) be mathematically distributive.

(verb) to arrange in a systematic order. Synonyms: stagger. Examples: "Stagger the chairs in the lecture hall."