Antonyms for distributing

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-strib-yoot

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstrɪb yut

Definition of distributing

Origin : early 15c., "to deal out or apportion," from Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere "to divide, distribute" (see distribution). Related: Distributable; distributed; distributing.

verb allocate, deliver, spread
verb classify

Example sentences :

And who could be more just than he in distributing the luscious prize?
Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald

She splashes her sex about as if she were distributing handbills.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

Such a condition unsettling the distributing markets, would be intolerable.
Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous

The records of every distributing station were constantly checked by the Americans.
Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg

And his stewards fell to distributing the stores at once, and serving up a banquet.
Extract from : « Cyropaedia » by Xenophon

On the evening of her dinner Audrey had some difficulty in distributing her guests.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

Your friend Crossan is acting as one of our agents, distributing the paper for us.
Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham

I suspected that Crossan and others had been distributing them.
Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham

He thought the State should assist the society in distributing its publications.
Extract from : « Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. » by Various

The company, too, was divided into shares for the purpose of distributing its profits.
Extract from : « Shakespearean Playhouses » by Joseph Quincy Adams

Synonyms for distributing

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