Definition of distributes

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  • distributes is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • distributes is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • distributes is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of distributes

  • distribute or disperse widely (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. spread
  • cause to be distributed (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. circulate
    2. pass around
    3. pass on
  • give to several people (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. give out
    2. hand out
    3. pass out
  • to arrange in a systematic order (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. stagger
  • cause to become widely known (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. broadcast
    2. circularise
    3. circularize
    4. circulate
    5. diffuse
    6. disperse
    7. disseminate
    8. pass around
    9. propagate
    10. spread
  • administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. administer
    2. allot
    3. deal
    4. deal out
    5. dish out
    6. dispense
    7. dole out
    8. lot
    9. mete out
    10. parcel out
    11. shell out
  • be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses (verb)

    Examples

    1. Values distribute
  • be mathematically distributive (verb)
  • make available (verb)

    Examples

    1. The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia
  • spread throughout a given area (verb)

    Examples

    1. the function distributes the values evenly

See definition of distributes in Merriam Webster