distributor vs distribute

distributor is a noun but distribute is not a noun.

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

distributor (noun)	distribute (noun)
electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
a company that markets merchandise
someone who markets merchandise
a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion

distributor (verb)	distribute (verb)
	cause to become widely known
	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