dispense
[verb]
Synonyms:
- distribute, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, deal out, dole out, share
- prepare, measure, mix, supply
- administer, apply, carry out, discharge, enforce, execute, implement, operate
- dispense with: do away with, abolish, brush aside, cancel, dispose of, get rid of, do without, abstain from, forgo, give up, relinquish

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Related Words: portion, prorate

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

di‧spense /dɪˈspens/ verb [transitive] formal
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: dispensare 'to share out', from pendere 'to weigh']

1. to give something to people, especially in fixed amounts Synonym : give out
dispense something to somebody
Villagers dispensed tea to visitors.
a machine for dispensing cash

2. to officially provide something for people
dispense justice (=decide whether or not someone is guilty of a crime and what punishment they should receive)

3. to officially prepare and give medicines to people
dispense with something phrasal verb formal
to not use or do something that people usually use or do, because it is not necessary:
Ann suggested that they dispense with speeches altogether at the wedding.
dispense with sb’s services (=no longer employ someone)
Let’s dispense with the formalities (=speak openly and directly), shall we?

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲