distribute

verb11

1. •
   To divide into portions and dispense.

   • He distributed the bread amongst his followers.
2. •
   To supply to retail outlets.

   • The agency distributes newspapers to local shops.
3. •
   To deliver or pass out.

   • A network of children distributes flyers to every house.
4. •
   To scatter or spread.

   • I raked the soil then distributed grass seed.
5. •
   To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
6. •
   To apportion (more or less evenly).

   • The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area.
7. •
   To have employees working remotely from multiple locations.

   • distributed business; distributed employee
8. •
   To classify or separate into categories.

   • The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments.
9. •
   To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.
10. •
    To be distributive.

    • Multiplication distributes over addition.
11. •
    To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.

    • A term is said to be distributed when it is taken universal, so as to stand for everything it is capable of being applied to. — 1826