It seems unlikely that any society could completely dispense with myths.
Source: tatoeba (21089)
Dispense
//dɪˈspɛns//
Synonyms for "dispense" (183 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (55)
Related words (91)
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Verb(4 words)
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11 entriesTranslations
65 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- раздавам verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- разпределям verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
Dutch
4 entries- doseren verb (to supply or make up a medicine or prescription)
- uitdelen verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- uitgeven verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- verdelen verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
Finnish
4 entries- annostella verb (to supply or make up a medicine or prescription)
- antaa verb (to supply or make up a medicine or prescription)
- hallita verb (to apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct)
- hyvittää verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to compensate; to make up; to make amends)
French
4 entries- dispenser verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- dispenser verb (to supply or make up a medicine or prescription)
- distribuer verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- doser verb (to supply or make up a medicine or prescription)
German
4 entries- Ausgabe noun (cost, expenditure)
- Kosten noun (cost, expenditure)
- ausgeben verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- ausstellen verb (to supply or make up a medicine or prescription)
Hungarian
4 entries- adagol verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- elkészít verb (to supply or make up a medicine or prescription)
- eloszt verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- felad verb (to apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct)
Māori
1 entries- tuari verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
Spanish
4 entries- administrar verb (to apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct)
- dispensar verb (to supply or make up a medicine or prescription)
- dispensar verb (''(obsolete in English)'' to give a dispensation to someone; to excuse)
- impartir verb (to apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct)
Swedish
4 entries- dela ut verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- dosera verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- fördela verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- förmedla verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
Turkish
4 entries- dağıtmak verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- ilaç hazırlamak verb (to supply or make up a medicine or prescription)
- tevzi etmek verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
- vermek verb (to issue, distribute, or give out)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
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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