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Dispense

Dispense Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Dispense?
[v] give or apply, as of medications
[v] administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" [v] grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task" Synonyms | Synonyms for Dispense: administer | administer | allot | deal | deal out | dish out | distribute | dole out | lot | mete out | parcel out | shell out Related Terms | Find terms related to Dispense: abolish | abstain from | accord | administer | admit | afford | allocate | allot | allow | apply | apportion | assign | award | bestow | bestow on | bestrew | broadcast | cancel | carry out | circumfuse | communicate | conduct | confer | consent | deal | deal out | diffract | diffuse | direct | disburse | discharge | dish out | dispense with | disperse | dispose | dispose of | dispread | disseminate | distribute | diverge | divide | divvy | do away with | do without | dole | dole out | donate | eliminate | enforce | eschew | execute | extend | fan out | forgo | fork out | forswear | furnish | get rid of | gift | gift with | give | give away | give freely | give leave | give out | give permission | give the go-ahead | give the word | give up | grant | hand out | hawk | heap | help to | huckster | ignore | impart | implement | issue | lavish | leave | let | let have | make possible | measure | measure out | mete | mete out | offer | OK | okay | operate | overscatter | oversow | overspread | parcel out | pass around | pass out | pay out | peddle | permit | portion out | pour | present | proffer | propagate | provide | publish | radiate | rain | refuse | reject | release | relinquish | remove | render | renounce | retail | say the word | scatter | serve | share out | shell out | shower | slip | snow | sow | sow broadcast | spare | splay | spoon out | spread | spread out | strew | superintend | supervise | supply | tender | utter | vend | vouchsafe | waive | yield See Also | apply | apply | assign | care for | digitalize | dispense with | exempt | foreswear | forgo | free | give | give | inject | portion | reallot | relieve | relinquish | shoot | transfuse | treat | waive Dispense In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*pense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispensed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Dispensing}.] [F. dispenser, L. dispensare, intens.
of dispendere. See {Dispend}.]
1. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the
steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature
dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines.
He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the
company. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to
execute; to manage; to direct.
While you dispense the laws, and guide the state.
--Dryden.
3. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.]
His sin was dispensed With gold, whereof it was
compensed. --Gower.
4. To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from.
It was resolved that all members of the House who
held commissions, should be dispensed from
parliamentary attendance. --Macaulay.
He appeared to think himself born to be supported by
others, and dispensed from all necessity of
providing for himself. --Johnson.
\Dis*pense"\, v. i. 1. To compensate; to make up; to make amends. [Obs.] One loving hour For many years of sorrow can dispense. --Spenser. 2. To give dispensation. He [the pope] can also dispense in all matters of ecclesiastical law. --Addis & Arnold (Cath. Dict. ) {To dispense with}. (a) To permit the neglect or omission of, as a form, a ceremony, an oath; to suspend the operation of, as a law; to give up, release, or do without, as services, attention, etc.; to forego; to part with. (b) To allow by dispensation; to excuse; to exempt; to grant dispensation to or for. [Obs.] ``Conniving and dispensing with open and common adultery.'' --Milton. (c) To break or go back from, as one's word. [Obs.] --Richardson. \Dis*pense"\, n. [Cf. F. dispense dispensation. See {Dispense}, v. t.] Dispensation; exemption. [Obs.] \Dis*pense"\, n. [OF. despense, F. d['e]pense.] Expense; profusion; outlay. [Obs.] It was a vault built for great dispense. --Spenser. |
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