To divide among two or more; to deal; to give or bestow in parts or portions. Moses distributed lands to the tribes of Israel. Christ distributed the loaves to his disciples.

To dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice.

To divide or separate, as into classes, orders, kinds or species.

To give in charity. Distributing to the necessities of the saints. Romans 12:13.

In printing, to separate types, and place them in their proper cells in the cases.