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Meanings of dispense in English

Portuguese
conceder
Catalan
adjudicar
Spanish
adjudicar

Administer or bestow, as in small portions.

      conceder

      Dispense.

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              Usage of dispense in English
              1
              No, I thank you; I think we can dispense with his information.
              Tongues of Serpents
              2
              The only way out is to dispense with the industrial-technological system altogether.
              Industrial Society and Its Future
              3
              You need a variety of crack techniques to dispense at any moment.
              Climbing Magazine
              4
              I could not dispense with the man; I had to cure him.
              The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 / An Illustrated Monthly
              5
              Colour cannot stand alone; it cannot dispense with boundaries of some kind.
              Concerning the Spiritual in Art
              6
              If not, the Leveson inquiry may well dispense with its services altogether.
              The Guardian
              7
              One day he hopes to be able to dispense with the stilts.
              A Dance with Dragons
              8
              English chemists now prepare and dispense the fluid extract of the herb.
              Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
              9
              He nodded, seemingly pleased to be able to dispense with the groundwork.
              The abduction
              10
              I only wanted to be sure I could dispense with the background.'
              Salem’s Lot
              11
              These recognitions alone dispense with the artificial aid of tokens or amulets.
              The Poetics of Aristotle
              12
              Krishna valued the friendship of both and could ill dispense with either.
              The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
              13
              No one who has beheld the sun can thenceforth dispense with it.
              Idolatry: A Romance
              14
              So the decision has been made to dispense with all of you.
              Sharper than a serpent's tooth
              15
              The courtesans could never dispense with these two kings of ready wit.
              Poor Relations
              16
              Tell him we'd better dispense with the yak and get with it.
              King Rat
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              Translations for dispense
              Dispense through the time
              Dispense across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Common