distribute vs apportion

distribute and apportion both are verbs.

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

As verbs, apportion is a hyponym of distribute; that is, apportion is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than distribute:

Other hyponyms of distribute include deal, divvy up, portion out, share.

distribute (verb)	apportion (verb)
cause to become widely known	give out as one's portion or share
to arrange in a systematic order	distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
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