administer or bestow, as in small portions; administer critical remarks to everyone present; dole out some money; shell out pocket money for the children; deal a blow to someone; the machine dispenses soft drinks

[ Syn: administer , mete out , deal , parcel out , lot , dispense , shell out , deal out , dish out , allot , dole out ]

to arrange in a systematic order; stagger the chairs in the lecture hall

[ Syn: stagger ]

distribute or disperse widely; The invaders spread their language all over the country

[ Syn: spread ]

make available; The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia'

give to several people; The teacher handed out the exams

[ Syn: give out , hand out , pass out ]

cause be distributed; This letter is being circulated among the faculty

[ Syn: circulate , pass around , pass on ]

cause to become widely known; spread information; circulate a rumor; broadcast the news

[ Syn: circulate , circularize , circularise , disseminate , propagate , broadcast , spread , diffuse , disperse , pass around ]

spread throughout a given area; the function distributes the values evenly'

be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses; Values distribute'

be mathematically distributive