redistribute

/ˌɹi.dɪˈstɹɪb.jut/

UK: /ˌɹiːˈdɪs.tɹɪb.juːt/

ɹi · DꞮSTɹꞮB · jut (3 syllables)

English Verb
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Definition

To distribute again.

Etymology

From re- + distribute.

Example Sentences

  • "Near-synonym: reallocate"
  • "And so new friendships were formed, and new enmities, and old friendships preserved, and old enmities. And all was agreement and disagreement and amity and enmity, as before, only redistributed."
  • "The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in the database before being redistributed to new units formed as Iraq takes over security control from U.S.-led forces, he said."
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