Dis*trib"ute , v. i. To make distribution.
Distributing to the necessity of saints.
Rom. xii. 13.
Dis*trib"ute (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distributed;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Distributing.]
[L. distributus, p. p. of distribuere to divide, distribute; dis- +
tribuere to assign, give, allot. See Tribute.]
1. To divide among several or many; to deal
out; to apportion; to allot.
She did distribute her goods to all
them that were nearest of kindred.
Judith xvi. 24.
2. To dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice. Shak.
3.
To divide or separate, as into classes, orders, kinds, or species; to classify; to assort, as
specimens, letters, etc.
4. (Printing) (a)
To separate (type which has been used) and return it
to the proper boxes in the cases. (b)
To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
5. (Logic) To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.
A term is said to be distributed when it is taken universal, so as to stand for everything it is capable
of being applied to.
Whately. Syn. -- To dispense; deal out; apportion; allot; share; assign; divide.
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