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redistribute

verb

  1. to distribute again in a different way
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɹiː.dɪˈstɹɪb.juːt/ / /ˌɹiːˈdɪs.tɹɪb.juːt/ / /ˌɹi.dɪˈstɹɪb.jut/

verb

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.

  1. To distribute again.

    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.

  2. To distribute differently.

    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.