Giving and transferring

Synonyms for distribute

Synonyms for distribute: issue, disburse, dispense and stagger. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.

4 synonyms · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The 4 synonyms for distribute

Interchangeable with distribute in this sense

Audited under distribute's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one distribute carries in that sense.

issueverb, in the sense "to give out shares of something to several people"

Recorded from the other side of the pair

These entries were written under the other word and name distribute as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.

disbursedisburse is a verb in the sense "to pay out money from a fund"
dispensedispense is a verb in the sense "to give out to a number of people"
staggerstagger is a verb in the sense "to arrange in a systematic order"

The first group is filed under distribute's own sense. The second reach distribute from the partner word's entry, so the sense quoted beside them is that word's.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineGiving and transferring

to give out shares of something to several people

Organizers distribute name tags to guests as they enter.

The sentence the game shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

issue

Same sentence, swapped: Organizers issue name tags to guests as they enter.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

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Where distribute turns up in the game

distribute is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where distribute is the trap

transmitverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is channel, in the sense "send from one person or place to another", with distribute sitting one tile away.

Play distribute

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so distribute reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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freelyadverbliberallywithout restriction or holding backTreelineHas a reason line fundverbfinanceto provide money to support a project or activityTreelineHas a reason line grantverbyieldbe willing to concedeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line grudginglyadverbreluctantlyin a reluctant, unwilling manner, as if forcedTreelineHas a reason line gratuitynountipmoney given in appreciation of good service, a tipFoothillsHas a reason line atrophyverbwitherto waste away or deteriorate, especially through disuseTreelineHas a reason line attendantadjectivecollateraloccurring with or following as a consequenceTreeline attractverbpulldirect toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributesTreelineHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. distribute carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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