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   dispense

   /dɪˈspɛns/

   verb

   • 1. distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people: "orderlies went round dispensing drinks" Similar distributepass roundpass outhand outdeal outdole outshare outdivide outparcel outallocateallotapportionassignbestowconfersupplydisburseinformal:dish outOpposite collect
   • ▪ (of a machine or container) supply or release (a product or cash): "the machines dispense a range of drinks" Similar preparemake upmixsupplyprovidesell
   • ▪ (of a chemist) make up and give out (medicine) according to a doctor's prescription: "he was stopped from dispensing prescriptions"
   • 2. manage without or get rid of: "let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?"
   • ▪ give special exemption from (a law or rule): "the Secretary of State was empowered to dispense with the nationality requirement in individual cases"
   • ▪ grant (someone) an exemption from a religious obligation: "the Pope personally nominated him as bishop, dispensing him from his impediment" Similar exemptexcuseexceptreleaserelievereprieveabsolvegrant someone a dispensationgrant someone an exemptioninformal:let off

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispensare ‘continue to weigh out or disburse’, from the verb dispendere, based on pendere ‘weigh’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dispenseDispense Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DISPENSE is to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions. How to use dispense in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dispense.

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   DISPENSE definition: 1. to give out things, especially products, services, or amounts of money: 2. to prepare and give…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISPENSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to give out or issue in portions. 2. (transitive) to prepare and distribute (medicine), esp on prescription. 3. (transitive) to administer (the law, etc) 4. (intransitive; foll by with) to do away (with) or manage (without) 5. to grant a dispensation to (someone) from some obligation of church law.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISPENSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DISPENSE meaning: 1. to give out things, especially products, services, or amounts of money: 2. to prepare and give…. Learn more.

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   To dispense means to give out or distribute something. A school nurse can dispense students' medication and we all can dispense advice.

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   Dispense definition: to deal out; distribute. See examples of DISPENSE used in a sentence.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdispense verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   dispense something (to somebody) (formal) to provide something, especially a service, for people. The organization dispenses free healthcare to those who need it. to dispense justice/advice. Extra Examples. dispense something to prepare medicine and give it to people, as a job.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › DispenseDispense - definition of dispense by The Free Dictionary

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   1. To manage without; forgo: Let's dispense with the formalities. 2. To get rid of; do away with: a country that has dispensed with tariff barriers.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDISPENSE definition in American English - Collins Online ...

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    to give out or issue in portions. 2. (transitive) to prepare and distribute (medicine), esp on prescription. 3. (transitive) to administer (the law, etc) 4. (intransitive; foll by with) to do away (with) or manage (without) 5. to grant a dispensation to (someone) from some obligation of church law.

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    What does the noun dispense mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun dispense, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. dispense has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.