· administer or bestow, as in small portions; "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"

Synonym(s): administer, mete_out, deal, parcel_out, lot, dispense, shell_out, deal_out, dish_out, allot, dole_out

Hypernym(s): give

· distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

Synonym(s): spread

· make available; "The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia"

Hypernym(s): transfer

· give to several people; "The teacher handed out the exams"

Synonym(s): give_out, hand_out, pass_out

Hypernym(s): give, gift, present

· cause to be distributed; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty"

Synonym(s): circulate, pass_around, pass_on

Hypernym(s): move, displace

· cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

Synonym(s): circulate, circularize, circularise, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass_around

Hypernym(s): publicize, publicise, air, bare

· spread throughout a given area; "the function distributes the values evenly"

Hypernym(s): spread, scatter, spread_out

· be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; "Values distribute"

Hypernym(s): exist, be

· be mathematically distributive

Hypernym(s): be

· to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"

Synonym(s): stagger

Hypernym(s): arrange, set_up