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verb (used with object)
1.
to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
2.
to administer: to dispense the law without bias.
3.
Pharmacology. to make up and distribute (medicine), especially on prescription.
4.
Roman Catholic Church. to grant dispensation.
verb (used without object)
5.
to grant dispensation.
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noun
Verb phrase6.
Obsolete. expenditure.
7.
dispense with,
a.
to do without; forgo: to dispense with preliminaries.
b.
to do away with; rid of.
c.
to grant exemption from a law or promise.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English dispensen < Medieval Latin dispēnsāre to pardon, exempt, Latin: to pay out, distribute, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + pēnsāre, frequentative of pendere to weigh
1275–1325; Middle English dispensen < Medieval Latin dispēnsāre to pardon, exempt, Latin: to pay out, distribute, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + pēnsāre, frequentative of pendere to weigh
Related forms
un·dis·pensed, adjective
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Idioms & Phrases
dispense with
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Manage without, forgo, as in We can dispense with the extra help. Shakespeare had this idiom in Timon of Athens (3:2): "Men must learn now with pity to dispense." ]c. 1600]
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Get rid of, do away with, as in The European Union is trying to dispense with tariff barriers. [Late 1500s]
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Exempt one from a law, promise, or obligation, as in He asked the court to dispense with swearing on the Bible. This usage originally applied to religious obligations (to which the Pope granted dispensation). [Early 1500s]
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