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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•pense /dɪˈspɛns/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -pensed, -pens•ing. - to deal out;
distribute:dispensed the money to charity. - to administer:to dispense the law without bias.
- Drugsto make up and distribute (medicine), esp. on prescription:a license to dispense drugs.
- dispense with, [ ~ + with + obj] to do away with;
get rid of:Can we dispense with the formalities?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•pense (di spens′),USA pronunciation v., -pensed, -pens•ing, n. v.t. - to deal out;
distribute:to dispense wisdom. - to administer:to dispense the law without bias.
- Drugs[Pharm.]to make up and distribute (medicine), esp. on prescription.
- Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]to grant dispensation.
v.i. - to grant dispensation.
- dispense with:
- to do without;
forgo:to dispense with preliminaries. - to do away with;
rid of. - to grant exemption from a law or promise.
n. - [Obs.]expenditure.
- Medieval Latin dispēnsāre to pardon, exempt, Latin: to pay out, distribute, equivalent. to dis- dis-1 + pēnsāre, frequentative of pendere to weigh
- Middle English dispensen 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged apportion, allot, dole. See distribute.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dispense /dɪˈspɛns/ vb - (transitive) to give out or issue in portions
- (transitive) to prepare and distribute (medicine), esp on prescription
- (transitive) to administer (the law, etc)
- (intransitive) followed by with: to do away (with) or manage (without)
- to grant a dispensation to (someone) from (some obligation of church law)
- to exempt or excuse from a rule or obligation
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin dispensāre to pardon, from Latin dispendere to weigh out, from dis-1 + pendere to weigh |