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dis·pense (di spens′)
transitive verb dispensed -·pensed′, dispensing -·pens′·ing
- to give or deal out; distribute
- to prepare and give out (medicines, prescriptions, etc.)
- to administer to dispense the law justly
- to exempt; excuse
Etymology: ME dispensen < OFr despenser < L dispensare, to pay out < pp. of dispendere, to weigh out < dis-, out + pendere, to weigh: see pendant
dispense Idioms
dispense with
- to get rid of; do away with
- to do without; manage without
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