redistribute

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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

Actions & Processes

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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
- Actions & Processes

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