dispense | English to English Dictionary

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dispense

(d/I/'sp/E/ns )

administer or bestow, as in small portions(verb.possession)

Example:
The machine dispenses soft drinks.

Synonym:
administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out

source: wordnet30
grant a dispensation; grant an exemption(verb.social)

Example:
I was dispensed from this terrible task.

source: wordnet30
give or apply (medications)(verb.body)

Synonym:
administer

source: wordnet30
To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines.(verb)

source: webster1913
To compensate; to make up; to make amends.(verb)

source: webster1913

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