What does dispense mean?
Definitions for dispense
dɪˈspɛnsdis·pense
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dispense.
Princeton's WordNet
distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole outverb
administer or bestow, as in small portions
"administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
dispenseverb
grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
"I was dispensed from this terrible task"
administer, dispenseverb
give or apply (medications)
Wiktionary
dispensenoun
Cost, expenditure.
dispensenoun
The act of dispensing, dispensation.
dispenseverb
To issue, distribute, or put out.
dispenseverb
To supply or make up a medicine or prescription.
dispenseverb
To eliminate or do without–used intransitively with with.
I wish he would dispense with the pleasantries and get to the point.
dispenseverb
To give a dispensation to (someone) to do something against the law.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dispensenoun
Dispensation; exemption.
Etymology: from the verb.
Then reliques, beads,
Indulgences, dispenses, pardons, bulls,
The sport of winds. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iii.To DISPENSEverb
Etymology: despenser, French
Those now, that were dispens’d,
The burden of many ages, on me light
At once, by my foreknowledge. John Milton, Paradise Lost.Those to whom Christ has committed the dispensing of his gospel. Decay of Piety.
At length the muses stand restor’d again
While you dispense the laws and guide the state. Dryden.To them but earth-born life they did dispense,
To us, for mutual aid, celestial sense. Nahum Tate, Juvenal.To save a brother’s life,
Nature dispenses with the deed. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.How few kingdoms are there, wherein, by dispensing with oaths, absolving subjects from allegiance, and cursing, or threatning to curse, as long as their curses were regarded, the popes have not wrought innumerable mischiefs? Walter Raleigh, Ess.
Rules of words may be dispensed with. Isaac Watts, Logick.
I could not dispense with myself from making a voyage to Caprea. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.
Hast thou not sworn allegiance unto me?
Canst thou dispense with heav’n for such an oath? William Shakespeare, H. VI.
ChatGPT
dispense
Dispense generally refers to the act of distributing or supplying something. It can be used in various contexts such as, dispensing medication, advice, justice, or items from a vending machine. In broader terms, it means to manage, deal, or allot in portions.
Webster Dictionary
Dispenseverb
to deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines
Dispenseverb
to apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct
Dispenseverb
to pay for; to atone for
Dispenseverb
to exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from
Dispenseverb
to compensate; to make up; to make amends
Dispenseverb
to give dispensation
Dispenseverb
dispensation; exemption
Dispensenoun
expense; profusion; outlay
Etymology: [OF. despense, F. dpense.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dispense
dis-pens′, v.t. to deal out in portions: to distribute: to administer: (Spens.) to pay for.—n. expense: profession: abundance.—adj. Dispensed′.—n. Dispens′er.—Dispense with, to permit the want of: to do without. [Fr. dispenser—L. dis, asunder, pensare, inten. of pendĕre, to weigh.]
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Anagrams for dispense »
piedness
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dispense in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dispense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of dispense in a Sentence
Every one of them tested the same, which is what was impressive, especially considering the fact that we had actually dispensed these products to patients, i dispense naloxone to patients all the time, and I had a couple come in after it had expired, and they had used it, and people were brought back to life.
They are only licensed to dispense to people who have medical marijuana cards, this does not mean that they are staffed by people that have any sort of medical education.
We will dispense with these false allegations.
It may not be covered, or well covered, by insurance, if the child is funded through public aid, for instance, there may not be providers in the area that will dispense hearing aids.
Being able to hit a moving target is challenging. And hitting a moving target that varies in appearance is even more so. So being able to differentiate from color and shape, and then being able to calculate how quickly you're moving and therefore at what point you should dispense so that you hit your target; that requires some pretty sophisticated algorithms.
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- الاستغناءArabic
- раздавам, разпределям, минавам безBulgarian
- dosieren, abgeben, austeilen, verteilen, ausgebenGerman
- باطل کردنPersian
- antaa, tarjota, jättää väliin, jakaa, ohittaaFinnish
- partager, dispenser, émettre, éliminer, distribuer, doserFrench
- tuariMāori
- uitgeven, afschaffen, uitdelen, verdelen, doserenDutch
- dispensarPortuguese
- avvara, ge ut, förskriva, utdela, förmedla, skriva ut, dosera, vara utan, utge, fördela, frikalla, dela ut, frita, utminutera, lösa, undvaraSwedish
- bırakmak, hazırlamak, dağıtmak, tevzi etmekTurkish
- 发放Chinese
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