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ALL meanings of dispense

dis·pense
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  • verb with object dispense to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom. 1
  • verb with object dispense to administer: to dispense the law without bias. 1
  • verb with object dispense Pharmacology. to make up and distribute (medicine), especially on prescription. 1
  • verb with object dispense Roman Catholic Church. to grant dispensation. 1
  • verb without object dispense to grant dispensation. 1
  • noun dispense Obsolete. expenditure. 1
  • transitive verb dispense vending machine: distribute 1
  • abbreviation DISPENSE distribute 1
  • transitive verb dispense pharmacist: give out medication 1
  • transitive verb dispense offer, give out: advice, wisdom 1
  • transitive verb dispense give out, allot 1
  • transitivephrasal verb dispense do without 1
  • intransitive verb dispense exempt 1
  • noun dispense Distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people. 1
  • verb dispense If someone dispenses something that they own or control, they give or provide it to a number of people. 0
  • verb dispense If you obtain a product by getting it out of a machine, you can say that the machine dispenses the product. 0
  • verb dispense When a chemist dispenses medicine, he or she prepares it, and gives or sells it to the patient or customer. 0
  • verb dispense to give out or issue in portions 0
  • verb dispense to prepare and distribute (medicine), esp on prescription 0
  • verb dispense to administer (the law, etc) 0
  • verb dispense to do away (with) or manage (without) 0
  • verb dispense to grant a dispensation to (someone) from some obligation of church law 0
  • verb dispense to exempt or excuse from a rule or obligation 0
  • verb transitive dispense to give or deal out; distribute 0
  • verb transitive dispense to prepare and give out (medicines, prescriptions, etc.) 0
  • verb transitive dispense to administer 0
  • verb transitive dispense to exempt; excuse 0
  • noun dispense (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Cost, expenditure. 0
  • noun dispense (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The act of dispensing, dispensation. 0
  • verb dispense To issue, distribute, or put out. 0
  • verb dispense To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct. 0
  • verb dispense To supply or make up a medicine or prescription. 0
  • verb dispense To eliminate or do without; used intransitively with with. 0
  • verb dispense (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To give a dispensation to (someone); to excuse. 0
  • verb dispense (Intransitive Verb) OBS To compensate; to make up; to make amends. 0
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