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dis·pense with

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spare, give up, part with, dispense withverb

    give up what is not strictly needed

    "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

  2. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense withverb

    do without or cease to hold or adhere to

    "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

  3. dispense withverb

    forgo or do or go without

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dispense with in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dispense with in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of dispense with in a Sentence

  1. Lindsey Graham:

    They've made their beds so let's dispense with the outrage.

  2. Perry Brass:

    The god that you dispense with today, will come back as a demon tomorrow.

  3. Louis Aragon:

    There exists a black kingdom which the eyes of man avoid because its landscape fails signally to flatter them. This darkness, which he imagines he can dispense with in describing the light, is error with its unknown characteristics. Error is certainty's constant companion. Error is the corollary of evidence. And anything said about truth may equally well be said about error: the delusion will be no greater.

  4. Eric Greitens:

    We will dispense with these false allegations.

  5. John Cornyn:

    Every action has a reaction and in this case it is simple justice, they've made their beds so let's dispense with the outrage.


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