[
  {
    "word": "distribute",
    "phonetic": "/d\u0268\u02c8st\u0279\u026abju\u02d0t/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/d\u0268\u02c8st\u0279\u026abju\u02d0t/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/d\u026a\u02c8st\u0279\u026abjut/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/distribute-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1244110",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To divide into portions and dispense.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "He distributed the bread amongst his followers."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To supply to retail outlets.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The agency distributes newspapers to local shops."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To deliver or pass out.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A network of children distributes flyers to every house."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To scatter or spread.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I raked the soil then distributed grass seed."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To apportion (more or less evenly).",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The robot's six legs distributed its weight over a wide area."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To classify or separate into categories.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The database distributed verbs into transitive and intransitive segments."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To be distributive.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "categorize",
          "sort",
          "courier",
          "allot",
          "dispend",
          "parcel out",
          "disperse",
          "sparble",
          "strew"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/distribute"
    ]
  }
]