verb
1 give sth out
ADVERB
▪ equally , fairly
▪ unequally
▪ widely
▪
The leaflets have been widely ~d.
▪ free
▪
Copies of the book were ~d free to each school in the district.
PREPOSITION
▪ among
▪
We ~d the money equally among the team members.
▪ between
▪ to
▪
Aid is being ~d to people in need.
▪ by , via
▪
Viruses are often ~d via email.
2 spread sth
ADVERB
▪ evenly , uniformly
▪
Wealth is not evenly ~d between age groups.
▪ unevenly
▪ non-randomly , randomly ( both technical )
▪
Smokers were randomly ~d in the sample interviewed.
▪ identically
▪ irregularly , patchily , sparsely
▪ broadly , widely
▪
The trend is broadly ~d and not just a big-city phenomenon.
▪ well
▪
Generous workspaces must be well ~d throughout the library.
▪ globally
▪
The plant is globally ~d.
▪ geographically
PREPOSITION
▪ across , among , between , throughout
▪
There are over 35 000 species of orchid ~d throughout the world.
3 supply sth for sale
ADVERB
▪ internationally , nationally
▪
nationally ~d brands of fruit juice
▪ exclusively
▪
The cheese is imported and ~d exclusively by Norland Inc.
▪ illegally
Distribute is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ condom , ↑ copy , ↑ dividend , ↑ film , ↑ fund , ↑ handout , ↑ information , ↑ land , ↑ leaflet , ↑ magazine , ↑ memo , ↑ movie , ↑ music , ↑ pamphlet , ↑ product , ↑ questionnaire , ↑ resource , ↑ wealth , ↑ weight , ↑ workload