What does dispense with mean?

Definitions for dispense with
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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  1. dispense with

    To dispense with something means to get rid of it or stop using it because it is no longer necessary or desirable. It can also mean to skip or bypass something, especially a usual or expected method or procedure.

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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. 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.

  2. Edith Hamilton:

    He was, first and last, the born fighter, to whom the consciousness of being matched against a great adversary suffices and who can dispense with success. Life for him was an adventure, perilous indeed, but men are not made for safe havens. The fullness of life is in the hazards of life. And, at the worst, there is that in us which can turn defeat into victory.

  3. Eric Greitens:

    We will dispense with these false allegations.

  4. 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.

  5. Lindsey Graham:

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


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