[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

distribute \distrib"ute\, v. t. imp.  p. p. distributed; p.
   pr.  vb. n. distributing. l. distributus, p. p. of
   distribuere to divide, distribute; dis- + tribuere to assign,
   give, allot. see tribute.
   1. to divide among several or many; to deal out; to
      apportion; to allot.
      1913 webster

            she did distribute her goods to all them that were
            nearest of kindred.                   --judith xvi.
                                                  24.
      1913 webster

   2. to dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice.
      --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. to divide or separate, as into classes, orders, kinds, or
      species; to classify; to assort, as specimens, letters,
      etc.
      1913 webster

   4. printing
      a to separate type which has been used and return it
          to the proper boxes in the cases.
      b to spread ink evenly, as upon a roller or a table.
          1913 webster

   5. logic to employ a term in its whole extent; to take as
      universal in one premise.
      1913 webster

            a term is said to be distributed when it is taken
            universal, so as to stand for everything it is
            capable of being applied to.          --whately.

   syn: to dispense; deal out; apportion; allot; share; assign;
        divide.
        1913 webster
see also:
distributed distributing tribute 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

distributed \distributed\ adj.
   1. spread from a central location to multiple points or
      recipients. opposite of concentrated. narrower terms:
      apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled
      out; diffuse, diffused; dispensed; dispersed,
      spread; divided, divided up, shared, shared out on the
      basis of a plan or purpose; encyclical; rationed;
      scattered, widespread; sparse, thin; unfocused,
      unfocussed also see: distributive.
      wordnet 1.5 +pjc

   2. spread among a variety of securities; -- of investments.

   syn: diversified.
        wordnet 1.5

              distributing to the necessity of saints. --rom.
                                                  xii. 13.
        1913 webster
see also:
concentrated apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled out diffuse, diffused dispensed dispersed, spread divided, divided up, shared, shared out on the basis of a plan or purpose 
encyclical rationed scattered, widespread sparse, thin unfocused, unfocussed 
distributive 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

distributed
     adj 1: spread out or scattered about or divided up ant: concentrated
     2: of investments distributed among a variety of securities
see also:
concentrated 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

38 moby thesaurus words for "distributed":
   accessible, affirmed, announced, broadcast, brought to notice,
   circulated, common knowledge, common property, current, declared,
   diffuse, diffused, discrete, dispersed, dispread, disseminated,
   dissipated, in circulation, in print, made public, open,
   proclaimed, propagated, public, published, reported, scattered,
   sparse, sporadic, spread, stated, straggling, straggly, strewn,
   strown, telecast, televised, widespread

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