| VERB | possession | dole out, distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot | administer or bestow, as in small portions |
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| Meaning | Administer or bestow, as in small portions. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "dole out some money" | |
| Synonyms | distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot | |
| Narrower | assign, allot, portion | Give out |
| deal | Distribute cards to the players in a game / game / game | |
| give, apply | Give or convey physically | |
| reallot | allot again | |
| Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
| Spanish | adjudicar, asignar, conceder, destinar, dispensar, distribuir, repartir | |
| Catalan | adjudicar, assignar, concedir, destinar, dispensar, distribuir, repartir | |
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