Dispense

/dɪˈspɛns/

Synonyms for "dispense" (238 found)

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Closest matches (48)

Verb(13 words)

allot distribute administer administered administers administrated administrates allocateapplies liquidapportion compensate dealdeal out

abolish absolveabstain fromaccord administer admit afford allocate allot allow apply apportion assign award bestowbestow onbestrewbranch outbroadcast cancel

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carry outcircumfuse communicate conduct confer consent dealdeal outdeliver diffract

Noun(5 words)

administratingagency administeredaid distributionaliquoting deals

Strong matches (71)

diffuse direct disburse dischargedish outdispense withdisperse disposedispose ofdispread disseminate distribute diverge divide divvydo away withdo withoutdoledole outdonate

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dose eliminate enforce eschew excuse execute exemplify expend extendfan outfeed forgofork outforswear furnishget rid ofgiftgift withgivegive awaygive freelygive leavegive outgive permissiongive the go-aheadgive the wordgive upgrant handhand outhand over

Verb(10 words)

disburseddish outdistribute over timedistribute waterdistributeddole outdosed dripped forego gave

Noun(10 words)

disbursing dishesdispensing unitdistributing doles dose doses dosing drugs faucets

Related words (119)

handle hawk heaphelp tohuckster ignore impart implement issue lavish leave letlet havelet offmake possiblemaneuver manipulate measuremeasure outmete

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mete outoffer ok okay operate overscatter oversow overspreadparcel outpartition passpass aroundpass outpay outpeddle permit ply portionportion outpour present proffer propagate provide publish radiate rain ration refuse reject release relieve relinquish remove render renounce retailsay the wordscatter serve shareshare outshell outshower slip snow sowsow broadcastspare splay spoonspoon outspreadspread outstrew superintend supervise supply swing tender transfer utter vend vouchsafe waive wield yield

Noun(16 words)

hands ladle ladlingmeasure usesmeter measurementmetering ministering pilling pipettes pipettingpipetting exercisepotlatchpour liquidlyprovide resourcesreading scatterspray plume

Verb(15 words)

instill issue ladled lotmete outmetes ministered omitparcel outpoured provideshell outsquirted supply vended

Adjective(1 words)

metered

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries

actioncare forexempt forgoing free givehealthcare serviceomissionpharmacy practiceprovision relieve treat

More specific

6 entries

allot apportion excludemedication dispensingomitprescription dispensing

Collocations

5 entries

dispensarydispensation policydispensingdispensing cabinetdispensing practice

Inflections

3 entries

dispensed dispenses dispensing

Derivations

3 entries

dispensable dispensary dispensation

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It seems unlikely that any society could completely dispense with myths.

Source: tatoeba (21089)

I guess I've reached the age where I have to dispense advice to my underlings.

Source: tatoeba (25492)

We cannot dispense with the rainforests.

Source: tatoeba (28863)

In doing this, we cannot dispense with his help.

Source: tatoeba (54980)

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