mindmap root((分配)) distribute implies an apportioning by separation of something into parts, units, or amounts and a spreading out of those parts equally, systematically, or at random: ~d the work to all employees. dispense suggests the giving of a carefully weighed or measured portion to each of a group according to need or as a right or as due: ~d medicine during the epidemic. divide stresses the separation of a whole into parts before giving out or delivering and implies that the parts are equal: three charitable groups ~d the proceeds. deal emphasizes the allotment of something piece by piece in turn to each of the members of a group: ~ out equipment and supplies to each soldier. dole implies a scantiness or niggardliness in the amount dispensed: ~d out the little food there was.