distribute vs be

distribute and be both are verbs.

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

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

distribute: be mathematically distributive
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

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

Other hypernyms of distribute include exist.

distribute (verb)	be (verb)
cause to become widely known	spend or use time
to arrange in a systematic order	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
distribute or disperse widely	have an existence, be extant
cause to be distributed	have life, be alive
administer or bestow, as in small portions	form or compose
give to several people	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
release	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
be mathematically distributive	be identical to; be someone or something
be distributed or spread, as in statistical analyses	be identical or equivalent to
spread throughout a given area	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form