| 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: | distribute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | classify |
Synonyms: |
arrange, assort, categorize, class, file, group, order |
| Main Entry: | administer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispense something needed |
Synonyms: |
apply, apportion, authorize, bring, contribute, deal, deliver, disburse, distribute, dole out, execute, extend, furnish, give, impose, inflict, issue, measure out, mete out, offer, perform, portion, proffer, provide, regulate, serve, supply, tender |
Antonyms: |
deny, frustrate, refuse, withhold |
| Main Entry: | allot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign; give portion |
Synonyms: |
admeasure, allocate, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, budget, cut, cut the pie, designate, distribute, divvy, dole, earmark, mete, set aside, share, shell out, slice, split up |
| Notes: | to allocate something is to set it aside for a specific purpose; to allot something is to give it with an implied restriction and an understanding of sharing |
Antonyms: |
disallow, keep, retain, withhold |
| Main Entry: | apportion |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide into shares |
Synonyms: |
accord, admeasure, administer, allocate, allot, assign, bestow, cut, cut up, deal, dispense, distribute, divvy, divvy up, dole out, give, lot, measure, mete, parcel, part, partition, piece up, prorate, ration, slice, split, split up |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, monopolize, withhold |
| Main Entry: | assign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set apart for a reason |
Synonyms: |
allocate, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate, consign, designate, detail, determine, dish out, distribute, divide, earmark, fix, fork out, give, grant, hand out, hand over, indicate, mete, prescribe, relegate, shell out, specify, stipulate |
Antonyms: |
keep |
| Main Entry: | award |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give prize or reward |
Synonyms: |
accord, adjudge, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, concede, confer, decree, dish out, distribute, donate, endow, fork out, gift, grant, hand out, present, render, reward, shell out, sweeten the kitty |
| Main Entry: | broadcast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make public |
Synonyms: |
advertise, announce, annunciate, blare, blazon, circulate, communicate, declare, disseminate, distribute, proclaim, promulgate, publish, report, sow, spread, strew, troll |
Antonyms: |
hide, keep quiet, secret |
| Main Entry: | cast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emit, give |
Synonyms: |
aim, bestow, deposit, diffuse, direct, distribute, point, radiate, scatter, shed, spatter, spray, spread, sprinkle, strew, train |
Antonyms: |
receive, take |
| Main Entry: | circulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make known |
Synonyms: |
bring out, broadcast, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, exchange, interview, issue, promulgate, propagate, publicize, publish, radiate, report, spread, strew, troll |