Distribute

dis-trib'ut, v. t. To divide among several; to dispense, administer, apportion, allot, a ign; to divide or separate, as into cla es, orders, etc.— v. i. To make distribution. — Distribution, n. Act of distributing or dispensing; almsgiving; separation into parts or cla es; cla ification; arrangement of topics in a discourse. (Print.) The separation of type, and placing each letter in its proper box. — Distributive, -tiv, a. Tending to distribute; dealing to each his share. District. See under Distrain.