dağıtmak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طاغتمق (dağıtmak). Apparently causative form of Proto-Turkic *dar- (to go apart, scatter, spread), however it displaced the original verb. The reason of -/r/- to -/ğ/- assimilation is unknown, see more at dağılmak.

Verb

dağıtmak (third-person singular simple present dağıtır)

  1. (transitive) to scatter; to disperse; to dispel; to dissipate
  2. (transitive) to distribute; to deal; to dole out, give out, hand out; to dispense
  3. (transitive) to mess up, disorder, put (something) into disarray, disarray
  4. (transitive) to cause (something) to break into pieces, cause (something) to disintegrate or spall off; to smash (something) to bits.
  5. (transitive) to dissolve (an organization)
  6. (transitive, slang) to smash, beat

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