| Main Entry: | dispense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dole out supply |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, apportion, assign, come across with, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, distribute, divide, divvy, fork out, furnish, give, give away, give with, hand out, hand over, lot, measure, mete out, partition, portion, prepare, prorate, share, shell out |
Antonyms: |
receive, take |
| Main Entry: | distribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allocate, deliver, spread |
Synonyms: |
administer, allot, apportion, appropriate, assign, bestow, circulate, consign, convey, cut up, deal, deal out, diffuse, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, dispose, disseminate, divide, divvy up, dole out, donate, endow, fork out, give, give away, hand out, issue, lot out, measure out, mete, parcel, partition, pass out, pay out, present, prorate, radiate, ration, scatter, share, shell out, slice up, sow, strew |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather, hoard, hold, keep, maintain, preserve, store |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, apportion, articulate, cut, cut in, cut one in, cut up, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, dispense, disperse, divvy up, dole out, factor, fork out, go fifty-fifty, hand out, hand over, lot out, measure out, parcel, partition, piece up, portion, prorate, quota, ration, share, shell out, shift, slice, slice up, split up |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, maintain, retain |
| Main Entry: | dole out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allocate, distribute |
Synonyms: |
administer, allot, apportion, assign, deal, deal out, dispense, disperse, divide, divvy, give, hand out, lot, measure, mete, mete out, parcel, partition, share, share out |
Antonyms: |
collect, gather, hoard, hold |
| Main Entry: | hand out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give to others |
Synonyms: |
bestow, deal out, deliver, devote, disburse, dish out, dispense, disseminate, distribute, donate, give away, give out, hand over, mete, present, provide |
Antonyms: |
receive, take |
| Main Entry: | inflict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | impose something |
Synonyms: |
administer, apply, bring upon, command, deal out, deliver, dispense, exact, expose, extort, force, force upon, give, give it to, lay down the law, levy, mete out, require, stick it to, strike, subject, visit, wreak |
| Notes: | afflict is generally used with living beings; inflict is generally used with inanimate objects inflict takes 'on,' afflict takes 'with' |
| Main Entry: | divvy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
Synonyms: |
allot, deal, deal out, dispense, divide, divvy up, dole out, give out, ration, share, split |