verb
1.
to give out, usually in shares, to each member of a group
distributed his possessions among his heirs
Synonyms: deal, disburse, dispense, disperse, divide, ||divvy, dole (out), lot (out), measure (out), partition
Related Word: allocate, allot, apportion, assign, mete (out); parcel, portion, prorate, ration; administer; dribble; bestow, donate, give, present
Contrasted words: assemble, gather; accumulate, hoard
Antonyms: amass; collect
2.
Synonyms: spread 1, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, propagate, radiate, strew