verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Obsolete form of dispense. alt-of, obsolete

   "And like a lion wood amongst them fares, Dealing his dreadfull blowes with large dispence"

Synonyms

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distributeadministerabandonabolishabsolveabstain from

Example

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"And like a lion wood amongst them fares, Dealing his dreadfull blowes with large dispence"

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