dispensed

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.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dispensed - distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions; "medicines dispensed to the sick" distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up