redistribute

[ ree-di-strib-yoot ]
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verb (used with object),re·dis·trib·ut·ed, re·dis·trib·ut·ing.
  1. to distribute again or anew: The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.

  2. to alter the distribution of; apportion differently: Let's redistribute the work more fairly.

Origin of redistribute

1
First recorded in 1605–15; re- + distribute

Words Nearby redistribute

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How to use redistribute in a sentence

  • Should we be forced to redistribute men and material on arrival, we are in for another spell of delay.

  • Ethan mustn't run away with the idea that the Tallmadge accumulations were only waiting for a lavish hand to redistribute.

    The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins
  • This movement puzzled the newcomer until he suddenly realized that it was merely to redistribute the rouge on them.

    The Shadow | Arthur Stringer
  • A general social re-organization is needed which will redistribute forces, immunize, divert and nullify.

  • It is when we come to the question of the proportions in which we are to redistribute that controversy begins.

    Preface to Androcles and the Lion | George Bernard Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for redistribute

redistribute

/ (ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to distribute (something) again or differently

Derived forms of redistribute

  • redistributive, adjective

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