dispensed

Variant of dispense

dispense definition

dis·pense (di spens′)

transitive verb dispensed -·pensed′, dispensing -·pens′·ing

  1. to give or deal out; distribute
  2. to prepare and give out (medicines, prescriptions, etc.)
  3. to administer to dispense the law justly
  4. 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

  1. to get rid of; do away with
  2. to do without; manage without

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.