dispense+with
21dispense with — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. forgo, do without, ignore, set aside; see abandon 1 , abstain , discard , dismiss 1 , waive . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. dispose of, get rid of, do without, relinquish. 2. forgo, waive, forswear …
22dispense with — do without, forgo; exempt; abolish …
23dispense with — 1. Do without. 2. Disregard, neglect, set aside, suspend the use of omit. 3. (Rare.) Excuse, exonerate, exempt, release …
24dispense with someone's services — dismiss someone from a job …
25Dispense — Dis*pense , v. i. 1. To compensate; to make up; to make amends. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] One loving hour For many years of sorrow can dispense. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To give dispensation. [1913 Webster] He [the pope] can also dispense in all… …
26dispense — I verb administer, allocate, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, bestow, bestow upon, confer, deal, deal to, detail, dimittere, dispense, disperse, dispose of, disseminate, distribuere, distribute, divide in portions, do away with, do …
27dispense — [di spens′] vt. dispensed, dispensing [ME dispensen < OFr despenser < L dispensare, to pay out < pp. of dispendere, to weigh out < dis , out + pendere, to weigh: see PENDANT] 1. to give or deal out; distribute 2. to prepare and give… …
28dispense — ► VERB 1) distribute to a number of people. 2) (of a chemist) supply (medicine) according to a doctor s prescription. 3) (of a machine or container) supply or release (a product). 4) (dispense with) get rid of or manage without. DERIVATIVES… …
29dispense — dis|pense [ dı spens ] verb transitive 1. ) if a machine dispenses something such as food, drink, or money, it gives it to you a ) to provide or supply something, especially officially: dispense justice: the failure of the country s authorities… …
30dispense — v. 1) (B) to dispense charity to the needy; to dispense equal justice to all 2) (d; intr.) to dispense with (to dispense with the formalities) * * * [dɪs pens] to dispense equal justice to all (B) to dispense charity to the needy (d; intr.) to… …
