dispense

dis·pense  (d-spns)

v. dis·pensed, dis·pens·ing, dis·pens·es

v.tr.

1. To deal out in parts or portions; distribute. See Synonyms at distribute.

2. To prepare and give out (medicines).

3. To administer (laws, for example).

4. To exempt or release, as from a duty or religious obligation.

v.intr.

To grant a dispensation or exemption.

Phrasal Verb:

dispense with

1. To manage without; forgo: Let's dispense with the formalities.

2. To get rid of; do away with: a country that has dispensed with tariff barriers.

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[Middle English dispensen, from Old French dispenser, from Latin dispnsre, to distribute, frequentative of dispendere, to weigh out : dis-, out; see dis- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

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dispense [dɪˈspɛns]

vb

1. (tr) to give out or issue in portions

2. (Medicine / Pharmacology) (tr) to prepare and distribute (medicine), esp on prescription

3. (Law) (tr) to administer (the law, etc.)

4. (intr; foll by with) to do away (with) or manage (without)

5. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) to grant a dispensation to (someone) from (some obligation of church law)

6. to exempt or excuse from a rule or obligation

[from Medieval Latin dispensāre to pardon, from Latin dispendere to weigh out, from dis-¹ + pendere to weigh]

Usage: Dispense with is sometimes wrongly used where dispose of is meant: this task can be disposed of (not dispensed with) quickly and easily

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dispense - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" deal out, dish out, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, lot, administer, allot, deal give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms" reallot - allot again; "They were realloted additional farm land" deal - distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
	2.	dispense - grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task" exempt, relieve, free - grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" foreswear, forgo, waive, relinquish, dispense with, forego - do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
	3.	dispense - give or apply (medications)           administer practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" transfuse - give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to digitalize - administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects inject, shoot - give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein" give - give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug"

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dispense

verb

1. distribute, assign, allocate, allot, mete out, dole out, share out, apportion, deal out, disburse They had already dispensed £40,000 in grants.

2. prepare, measure, supply, mix a store licensed to dispense prescriptions

3. administer, direct, operate, carry out, implement, undertake, enforce, execute, apply, discharge High Court judges dispensing justice round the country

4. exempt, except, excuse, release, relieve, reprieve, let off (informal), exonerate No-one is dispensed from collaborating in this task.

dispense with something or someone

1. do away with, ignore, give up, cancel, abolish, omit, disregard, pass over, brush aside, forgo, render needless We'll dispense with formalities.

2. do without, get rid of, dispose of, relinquish, shake off Up at the lectern he dispensed with his notes.

Translations

dispense [dɪsˈpens] VT

1. (= distribute) [+ food, money] → repartir; [+ advice] → ofrecer; [+ drug, prescription] → despachar
this machine dispenses coffee → esta máquina expende café

2. (= implement) [+ justice] → administrar

3. (= exempt) to dispense sb from sth → dispensar or eximir a algn de algo

dispense with VI + PREP

1. (= do without) → prescindir de

2. (= get rid of) → deshacerse de

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dispense [dɪˈspɛns] vt

[person, system, organization] [+ justice] → exercer; [+ information] → distribuer, fournir; [+ advice] → prodiguer, donner

[machine] [+ goods, money] → distribuer

[pharmacist] [+ medicine] → préparer

(= exempt) to dispense sb from → dispenser qn de

dispense with

vt fus

(= do without) [+ person, thing, advice, knowledge] → se passer de

(= get rid of) [+ thing, person] → se débarrasser de

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dispense

vt

→ verteilen, austeilen (→ to an +acc); advice → erteilen; (machine) product, money → ausgeben; to dispense justice → Recht sprechen

(Pharm) medicine → abgeben; prescription → zubereiten

(form, = exempt) → dispensieren, befreien; to dispense somebody from doing something → jdn davon befreien or dispensieren, etw zu tun

vi (Pharm) → Medizin abgeben, dispensieren (form)

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dispense [dɪsˈpɛns] vt (food, money) → dispensare, distribuire; (justice) → amministrare; (medicine) → preparare e dare
to dispense prescriptions → preparare e dare medicine su ricetta

dispense with vt + prep (do without) → fare a meno di

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dispense [dɪsˈpɛns] vt (food, money) → dispensare, distribuire; (justice) → amministrare; (medicine) → preparare e dare
to dispense prescriptions → preparare e dare medicine su ricetta

dispense with vt + prep (do without) → fare a meno di

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dispense

v dispense [diˈspens]

1 to give or deal out. uitdeel, versprei يُعْطي، يُوَزِّع раздавам rozdělovat udlevere; tildele austeilen διανέμω repartir, dispensar välja jagama پخش کردن؛ تقسیم کردن jakaa dispenser לְחָלֶק बांटना dijeliti,izdavati lijekove kioszt mengurus úthluta dispensare 分け与える 분배하다 išdalinti, išskirstyti izsniegt mengagihkan uitreiken, toedienen dele ut, tildele rozdawać, rozdzielać dispensar a împărţi, a distribui раздавать; распределять rozdeliť deliti podeliti dela ut, fördela ให้; แจกจ่าย vermek,dağıtmak 分發 роздавати تقسیم کرنا phân phát 分发

2 to prepare (medicines, especially prescriptions) for giving out. resepteer يُرَكِّبُ أدْوِيَه изпълнявам připravit k vydání udlevere zubereiten εκτελώ ιατρική συνταγή preparar apteegis ravimeid valmistama پیچیدن؛ درست کردن valmistella jaettavaksi préparer לְהָכִין וְלָתֵת מִרשָם दवा तैयार करना और देना pripremiti za izdavanje (lijekove) elkészít menyiapkan afgreiða preparare 調合する (약 등을) 조제하다 (pa)gaminti (vaistus) pagatavot un izsniegt (zāles) sediakan dan beri bereiden forberede til utdeling sporządzać (lekarstwo) aviar a prepara приготовлять (и отпускать) pripraviť na vydanie pripravljati (zdravila) pripremiti tillreda เตรียมการแจกจ่าย hazırlayıp vermek 配藥 готувати (ліки) نسخے کے مطابق دوائیں تیار کرنا اور تقسیم کرنا pha chế và cho thuốc 配药

n diˈspensary

a place especially in a hospital where medicines are given out. apteek, resepteer afdeling مُسْتَوْصَف диспансер lékárna, výdejna léků receptur das Labor φαρμακείο dispensario haiglaapteek داروخانه lääkevarasto pharmacie בֵּית-מִרקָחָת दवाखाना, औषधालय bolnička ljekarna gyógyszertár apotek lyfjageymsla/-búr dispensario 病院の薬局 조제실 vaistų išdavimo punktas aptieka (slimnīcā) gedung ubat apotheek medisinutlevering skład apteczny dispensário farmacie; dispensar амбулатория lekáreň lekarna apoteka apotek ที่จ่ายยา dispanser 藥房 кімната в аптеці, де готують ліки دواخانہ trạm xá 药房

n diˈspenser

houer, outomaat, verspreider, apteker صَيْدَلي، وَعاء фармацевт lékárník maskine; holder; pumpe; -automat der Verteiler διανεμητής farmacéutico; maquina expendedora farmatseut پخش کننده annostelija dispensateur, trice, pharmacien/-enne רוֹקֵח दवा तैयार करने और देने वाला ljekarnik automata mesin penjual skammtari; lyfjasali dispensatore 薬剤士 분배자, 조제사 vaistininkas farmaceits; tirdzniecības automāts bekas apotheker dispenser, beholder, automat aptekarz farmacêutico farmacist фармацевт lekárnik, -čka; automat (na) farmacevt automat utdelare, receptarie, apotekare ผู้จำหน่าย; เครื่องจำหน่าย otomatik alışveriş makinası 藥劑師 фармацевт بانٹنے والا người pha chế thuốc 药剂师

dispense with

to get rid of or do without We could economize by dispensing with two assistants. sonder klaarkom يَسْتَغْني عَن освобождавам obejít se bez, vzdát se (koho) undvære; klare sig uden verzichten auf ξεφορτώνομαι prescindir de, pasar sin kõrvale heitma بدون کسی یا چیزی کاری را انجام دادن tehdä tarpeettomaksi se passer de לְוָותֵר עָל- छुटकारा पाना moći bez bečega, riješiti se nečega nélkülöz menyingkirkan komast af án, neita sér um fare a meno di ～なしですます (~) 없이 때우다 apsieiti be, atsisakyti iztikt bez tanpa het stellen zonder kvitte seg med, unnvære, klare seg uten obywać się bez, pozbywać się dispensar a renunţa la обходиться zaobísť sa (bez) shajati brez osloboditi se avvara, undvara ทำโดยปราศจาก; งด ...-sız yapmak, ...-den fedakârlık yapmak 免除，無需 обходитися (без чого) ترک کرنا، چھٹکارا پانا miễn trừ 免除，无需