DISTRIBUTE, verb transitive [Latin , to give or divide.] 1. To divide among two or more; to deal; to give or bestow in parts or portions. Moses distributed lands to the tribes of Israel. Christ distributed the loaves to his disciples. 2. To dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice. 3. To divide or separate, as into classes, orders, kinds or species. 4. To give in charity. Distributing to the necessities of the saints. Romans 12:1. 5. In printing, to separate types, and place them in their proper cells in the cases.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI