To supply (goods) to retailers. To deliver or pass out: distributing handbills on the street.
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To place in separate pieces or examples over an area; scatter: distribute grass seed over the lawn. To apportion so as to be evenly spread throughout a given area: 180 pounds of muscle that were well distributed over his 6-foot frame.
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To separate into categories; classify.
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Logic To use (a term) so as to include all individuals or entities of a given class.