redistribute

B2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt/ UK /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #59240

Meanings

1

verb
to distribute resources, wealth, responsibilities, or other things in a different way

The government plans to redistribute tax revenue among poorer regions.
2

verb
to distribute something again, often to new recipients or places

The publisher may redistribute returned copies to other shops.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to distribute resources,... reallocatereapportionreassign

2 verb · to distribute something... distribute againreissue

Opposites

concentrate retain

Word family

Derived forms redistributionredistributorredistributive

Related forms distribute allocate apportion disperse

Etymology

From re- ("again; in a different way") + distribute. Distribute comes from Latin distribuere ("divide and assign"), from dis- ("apart") + tribuere ("assign, allot"). The prefix supports both modern senses: distributing again and changing how something is apportioned.

Topics

Cause, Change & Process

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# redistribute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːdɪˈstrɪbjuːt/
**Frequency rank:** 59240

## Meanings
1. to distribute resources, wealth, responsibilities, or other things in a different way
2. to distribute something again, often to new recipients or places

## Examples
- The government plans to redistribute tax revenue among poorer regions.
- The publisher may redistribute returned copies to other shops.

## Synonyms
- reallocate
- reapportion
- reassign

## Antonyms
- concentrate
- retain

## Derived Forms
- redistribution
- redistributor
- redistributive

## Related Forms
- distribute
- allocate
- apportion
- disperse

## Etymology
From re- ("again; in a different way") + distribute. Distribute comes from Latin distribuere ("divide and assign"), from dis- ("apart") + tribuere ("assign, allot"). The prefix supports both modern senses: distributing again and changing how something is apportioned.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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