Meaning : Administer or bestow, as in small portions.
Example :
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.
Synonyms : administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out
Meaning : Distribute or disperse widely.
Example :
The invaders spread their language all over the country.
Synonyms : spread
Assemble or get together.
Gather some stones.Meaning : Make available.
Example :
The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia.
Meaning : Cause to be distributed.
Example :
This letter is being circulated among the faculty.
Synonyms : circulate, pass around, pass on
Meaning : Cause to become widely known.
Example :
Spread information.
Circulate a rumor.
Broadcast the news.
Synonyms : broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, pass around, propagate, spread
Meaning : Spread throughout a given area.
Example :
The function distributes the values evenly.
Meaning : Be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses.
Example :
Values distribute.
Meaning : Be mathematically distributive.
Meaning : To arrange in a systematic order.
Example :
Stagger the chairs in the lecture hall.
Synonyms : stagger