<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.</li><li>to disperse through a space or over an area; spread; scatter.</li><li>to promote, sell, and ship or deliver (an item or line of merchandise) to individual customers, especially in a specified region or area.</li><li>to pass out or deliver (mail, newspapers, etc.) to intended recipients.</li><li>to divide into distinct phases: The process was distributed into three stages.</li><li>to divide into classes: These plants are distributed into 22 classes.</li><li>Logic: to employ (a term) in a proposition so as to refer to all individuals denoted by the term.</li><li>Physical Chemistry: to dissolve uniformly in a solvent consisting of layers of immiscible or partially miscible substances.</li><li>Printing: to roll out (ink) on the table to attain the proper consistency.</li><li>to return (type) to the proper place after printing.</li></ul>