distribute vs divvy up

distribute and divvy up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distribute	No	No	Yes	No
divvy up	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of distribute include apportion, deal, portion out, share.

distribute (verb)	divvy up (verb)
cause to become widely known	give out as one's portion or share
to arrange in a systematic order
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