allot vs distribute

allot and distribute both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allot	No	No	Yes	No
distribute	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, distribute is a hypernym of allot; that is, distribute is a word with a broader meaning than allot:

Other hypernyms of allot include administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out.

As verbs, allot and distribute are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of allot include administer, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out.

allot (verb)	distribute (verb)
allow to have	cause to become widely known
give out	to arrange in a systematic order
administer or bestow, as in small portions	distribute or disperse widely
	cause to be distributed
	administer or bestow, as in small portions
	give to several people
	release
	be mathematically distributive
	be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses
	spread throughout a given area