- verbdispense (verb) · dispenses (third person present) · dispensed (past tense) · dispensed (past participle) · dispensing (present participle)
- distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people:"he dispensed a gentle pat on Claude's back"
- (of a machine) supply (a product or cash):"the machines dispense a range of drinks and snacks"
- (of a pharmacist) make up and give out (medicine) according to a doctor's prescription:"he was stopped from dispensing prescriptions"
- (dispense with)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"
Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispensare ‘continue to weigh out or disburse’, from the verb dispendere, based on pendere ‘weigh’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people:
- manage without or get rid of:
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