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Meaning of 'dispense' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dispense [ n.]
- Expense; profusion; outlay.
2 . Dispense [ v. i.]
- To compensate; to make up; to make amends.
- To give dispensation.
3 . Dispense [ v. t.]
- To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines.
- To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct.
- To pay for; to atone for.
- To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from.
- Dispensation; exemption.

Meaning of 'dispense' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dispense [ v]
Meaning (1):
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
Example in sentence:
  • administer critical remarks to everyone present;
  • deal a blow to someone;
  • dole out some money;
  • shell out pocket money for the children;
  • the machine dispenses soft drinks
Meaning (2):
- grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
Example in sentence:
  • I was dispensed from this terrible task

Nearby Words:

dis dis- disabilities disability disable disabled disablement disabling disabuse disabused

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