| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To assign to a class or classes: categorize, class, classify, grade, group, pigeonhole, place, range, rank1, rate1. See GROUP, VALUE. 2. To give out in portions or shares: deal (out), dispense, divide, dole out, parcel out, portion (out), ration (out), share. Slang : divvy. See COLLECT. 3. To pass (something) out: circulate, disperse, disseminate, hand out. See COLLECT. 4. To extend over a wide area: circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, radiate, scatter, spread, strew. See MOVE, WIDE.
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