verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (to / among sb/sth) to give things to a large number of people; to share sth between a number of people:
The organization distributed food and blankets to the earthquake victims. * The newspaper is distributed free. * The money was distributed among schools in the area.
2 to send goods to shops/stores and businesses so that they can be sold:
'Plastika' distributes our products in the UK.
3 [oftenpassive] to spread sth, or different parts of sth, over an area:
Make sure that your weight is evenly distributed. * Cases of the disease are widely distributed through Europe.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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