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dispense

[ dih-spens ]

verb (used with object)

dispensed, dispensing.
  1. to deal out; distribute:

    to dispense wisdom.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to administer:

    to dispense the law without bias.

  3. Pharmacology. to make up and distribute (medicine), especially on prescription.
  4. Roman Catholic Church. to grant dispensation.


verb (used without object)

dispensed, dispensing.
  1. to grant dispensation.

noun

  1. Obsolete. expenditure.

verb phrase

    1. to do without; forgo:

      to dispense with preliminaries.

    2. to do away with; rid of.
    3. to grant exemption from a law or promise.

dispense

/ »åɪˈ²õ±èÉ›²Ô²õ /

verb

  1. tr to give out or issue in portions
  2. tr to prepare and distribute (medicine), esp on prescription
  3. tr to administer (the law, etc)
  4. intrfoll bywith to do away (with) or manage (without)
  5. to grant a dispensation to (someone) from (some obligation of church law)
  6. to exempt or excuse from a rule or obligation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Dispense with is sometimes wrongly used where dispose of is meant: this task can be disposed of (not dispensed with ) quickly and easily
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dispense1

1275–1325; Middle English dispensen < Medieval Latin »å¾±²õ±èŧ²Ô²õÄå°ù±ð to pardon, exempt, Latin: to pay out, distribute, equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + ±èŧ²Ô²õÄå°ù±ð, frequentative of pendere to weigh
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dispense1

C14: from Medieval Latin »å¾±²õ±è±ð²Ô²õÄå°ù±ð to pardon, from Latin dispendere to weigh out, from dis- 1+ pendere to weigh
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The business executive occupies the top of the corporate hierarchy — or, in the case of Trump, the dynastic hierarchy — dispensing judgment as he sees fit.

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Amateur singers still reach for lung-busting high notes; judges still dispense advice drawn from their professional experience; Seacrest still emcees the proceedings with a knowing amusement.

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The medication can no longer be dispensed to patients who have completed online questionnaires or sent photos.

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This isn’t the first time the show — perennially under pressure to trim its often bloated runtime — has dispensed with the original song performances.

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Even so, the gloom of Rachmaninoff’s final major work was dispensed by pure pianistic spectacle.

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