Tra từ distribute - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dis·trib·ute AW [distribute distributes distributed distributing] BrE [dɪˈstrɪbjuːt] NAmE [dɪˈstrɪbjuːt] BrE [ˈdɪstrɪbjuːt] NAmE [ˈdɪstrɪbjuːt] verb
1. to give things to a large number of people; to share sth between a number of people
•~ sth The newspaper is distributed free.
•~ sth to sb/sth The organization distributed food to the earthquake victims.
•~ sth among sb/sth The money was distributed among schools in the area.
2. ~ sth to send goods to shops/stores and businesses so that they can be sold
• Who distributes our products in the UK?
3. often passive ~ sth 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.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin distribut- ‘divided up’, from the verb distribuere, from dis- ‘apart’ + tribuere ‘assign’.

Thesaurus:
distribute verb T
•They distributed food and blankets to the earthquake victims.
hand sth out • • give sth out • |especially AmE pass sth out • |informal dole sth out • • dish sth out • |formal dispense •
distribute/hand out/give out/dish out/dispense food
distribute/hand out/give out/dole out/dispense money
distribute/hand out/dish out/give out awards/prizes

Example Bank:
•Copies of the book were distributed free to each school in the district.
•Generous workspaces must be well distributed throughout the library.
•Smokers were randomly distributed in the sample interviewed.
•The cheese is imported and distributed exclusively by Norland Inc.
•The leaflets have been widely distributed.
•The plant is globally distributed.
•The trend is broadly distributed and not just a big-city phenomenon.
•There are over 35 000 species of orchid distributed throughout the world.
•Viruses are often distributed via email.
•We distributed the money equally among the team members.
•Wealth is not evenly distributed between age groups.
•distributing aid to people in need
•nationally distributed brands of fruit juice
•‘Plastika’ distributes our products in the UK.
•The organization distributed food and blankets to the earthquake victims.