distribute vs give out

distribute

verb
  • To be distributive. 

  • To have employees working remotely from multiple locations. 

  • To supply to retail outlets. 

  • To scatter or spread. 

  • To separate (type which has been used) and return it to the proper boxes in the cases. 

  • To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as universal in one premise. 

  • To deliver or pass out. 

  • To divide into portions and dispense. 

  • To classify or separate into categories. 

  • To apportion (more or less evenly). 

  • To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table. 

give out

verb
  • To issue; to distribute. 

  • To announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to sing. 

  • To complain, sulk, chastise. 

  • To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. 

  • To desist. 

  • To put forth, utter (prayers). 

  • To break down, get out of order, fail. 

  • To send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth. 

  • To run short, come to an end. 

  • To desist through exhaustion of strength or patience. 

How often have the words distribute and give out occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )