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View definitions for dispense

dispense

verb as in operate, administer

verb as in exempt from responsibility

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But he was always uncommonly gracious, a truly gentle man, willing to dispense wisdom and perspective when asked.

The question is not whether they are right or wrong but why they feel an impulse to dispense their advice in the first place.

Instead of the eight flavors a typical fountain could dispense, they might want 15 or 20.

Let's hope they dispense with the slow courtship and start to dance.

As nice as it would have been to dispense with the fairy tale tropes altogether, they are necessary here.

With his pipe he would not dispense, and he always took two or three puffs, at least, before undertaking anything.

Divinely precious and infinitely perfect as it is, there is no part of it with which he can dispense.

She belonged to that ultra-modern school which scorns to sue masculine admiration, but which cannot dispense with it nevertheless.

There were very few days during our entire summer's tour when one could dispense with cloaks and overcoats.

At no time in the summer were we able to dispense for any length of time with heavy wraps and robes while on the road.

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On this page you'll find 153 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dispense, such as: allocate, allot, disburse, distribute, furnish, and give away.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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