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[
ree-di-
strib
-yoot
]
Origin
re·dis·trib·ute
/
ˌri
dɪˈstrɪb
yut
/
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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:
1605–15;
re-
+
distribute
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redistribute
(ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt)
—
vb
to distribute (something) again or differently
redis'tributive
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
redistribute
1611, from re- "back, again" + distribute (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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"If someday I make a dictionary of definitions wanting single words to head them, a cherished entry will be "To abridge, expand, or otherwise alter or cause to be altered for the sake of belated improvement, one's own writings in translation.""
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