Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redistribute

/ˌɹi.dɪˈstɹɪb.jut/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: re-dis-trib-ute
IPA: /ˌɹi.dɪˈstɹɪb.jut/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To distribute again.

Transitive verb

verb

To distribute differently.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: reallocate"
"And so new friendships were formed, and new enmities, and old friendships preserved, and old enmities. And all was agreement and disagreement and amity and enmity, as before, only redistributed."
"The AK-47s handed in would then be registered in the database before being redistributed to new units formed as Iraq takes over security control from U.S.-led forces, he said."
"My medicine also redistributed the fat in my body. I went from a size 6 to a size 12 at the top part of my body in two months."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English distribute English redistribute From re- + distribute.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɹi.dɪˈstɹɪb.jut/
British English: /ˌɹiː.dɪˈstɹɪb.juːt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

redistributes (present, singular) redistributing (participle, present) redistributed (participle, past) redistributed (past)

Derived Forms

redistributor

Frequently Paired Words

redistribution reassign

Synonyms

reallocate

Rhymes With

contribute tribute distribute

Questions

How do you pronounce redistribute?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹi.dɪˈstɹɪb.jut/.
What does redistribute mean?: To distribute again.
Where does redistribute come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English distribute English redistribute From re- + distribute.

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