redistribute
verb
re·dis·trib·ute
| \ ˌrē-də-ˈstri-ˌbyüt also -byət
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redistributed;
redistributing;
redistributes
Definition of redistribute
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Other Words from redistribute
redistribution
\ (ˌ)rē-ˌdi-strə-ˈbyü-shən
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noun
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noun
redistributional
\ (ˌ)rē-ˌdi-strə-ˈbyü-shnəl
, -shə-nᵊl \
adjective
, -shə-nᵊl \
adjective
redistributive
\ ˌrē-də-ˈstri-byü-tiv
, -byə- \
adjective
, -byə- \
adjective
Examples of redistribute in a Sentence
Unused federal funds will be redistributed to other states.
The government redistributed the land to the settlers.
Recent Examples on the Web
Not to be redistributed, copied or modified in any way. — Los Angeles Times, "Flight shame: Airlines are under rising pressure to cut their carbon emissions," 28 Aug. 2019 Today’s helmets are custom-fit, with multiple layers of space-age materials intended to absorb, deflect and redistribute, deal with rotational motion of the head, and protect the chin and face. — SI.com, "A History of Football in 100 Objects," 28 Aug. 2019 The Patriots can sever ties with veteran backup Brian Hoyer and redistribute a roster spot. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "A few opinions on the state of the Patriots," 26 Aug. 2019 In 2012, research by Queensland University of Technology Associate Professor Scott Bryan and others following a similar underwater volcanic event found that pumice rafts are one way that the ocean can redistribute diverse sea life. — Kara Fox And Jessie Yeung, CNN, "A giant pumice stone floating in the Pacific could help heal Australia's Great Barrier Reef," 25 Aug. 2019 Nix redistributed cocaine, heroin and fentanyl to others who sold to drugs throughout Northeast Ohio, prosecutors say. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Seventeen charged in drug trafficking operation that moved heroin, fentanyl, cocaine from California to Cleveland," 21 Aug. 2019 Not to be redistributed, copied or modified in any way. — Los Angeles Times, "Turning rotten food and poop into energy: Investors smell an opportunity," 14 Aug. 2019 The fiscal disparities program, a metro-wide effort that redistributes commercial-industrial tax dollars throughout the seven counties, will pay off handsomely for St. Paul and the St. Paul School District in 2020. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, "Property value increases mean homeowners in St. Paul’s Frogtown will pay roughly $300 more next year," 9 Aug. 2019 But attackers could backdoor applications and then redistribute them, and the modified applications would be unlikely to trigger warnings—since their digital signature is not modified. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Skype, Slack, other Electron-based apps can be easily backdoored," 7 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'redistribute.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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redistribute
verb
English Language Learners Definition of redistribute
: to divide (something) among a group in a different way
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