redistribute

redistribute
/ree'di strib"yooht/, v.t., redistributed, redistributing.
1. to distribute again or anew: The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.
2. to alter the distribution of; apportion differently: Let's redistribute the work more fairly.
[1605-15; RE- + DISTRIBUTE]

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