dispense

dis·pense

 (dĭ-spĕns′)

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

v.tr.

1.

a. To give or deal out, especially in parts or portions: a machine that dispenses candy; a neighbor who freely dispenses advice. See Synonyms at distribute.

b. To prepare and give out (medicines).

2. To administer (laws, for example).

3. 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 dispēnsāre, to distribute, frequentative of dispendere, to weigh out : dis-, out; see dis- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.]

dispense

(dɪˈspɛns)

vb

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

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

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

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

5. (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

[C14: 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

dis•pense

(dɪˈspɛns)

v. -pensed, -pens•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to deal out; distribute.

2. to administer: to dispense the law without bias.

3. to make up and distribute (medicine), esp. on prescription.

4. Rom. Cath. Ch. to grant a dispensation to.

v.i.

5. to grant dispensation.

6. dispense with,

a. to do without.

b. to get rid of.

n.

7. Obs. expenditure.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Medieval Latin dispēnsāre to pardon, exempt, Latin: to pay out, distribute =dis- dis-¹ + pēnsāre, frequentative of pendere to weigh]

dispense

- Ultimately from Latin dispendere, "weigh out."

See also related terms for weigh.

dispense

Past participle: dispensed
Gerund: dispensing

Imperative

dispense

dispense

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"

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.

dispense

verb

1. To give out in portions or shares:

deal (out), distribute, divide, dole out, parcel out, portion (out), ration (out), share.

Slang: divvy.

2. To provide as a remedy:

administer, apply, give.

3. To oversee the provision or execution of:

administer, administrate, carry out, execute.

4. To free from an obligation or duty:

absolve, discharge, excuse, exempt, let off, relieve, spare.

Translations

يُرَكِّبُ أدْوِيَهيُعْطي، يُوَزِّع

připravit k vydánírozdělovat

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austeilenzubereiten

dispenserpréparer

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distribuireelargireesenzionefare a menofarmacista

apsieiti begamintiišskirstytipagamintivaistų išdavimo punktas

izsniegt

forberede til utdeling

dağıtmakhazırlayıp vermekvermek

分发配药

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

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

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)

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

dispense

(diˈspens) verb

1. to give or deal out. uitdeel, versprei يُعْطي، يُوَزِّع раздавам dispensar rozdělovat austeilen udlevere; tildele διανέμωrepartir, 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, toedienendele ut, tildelerozdawać, rozdzielać وېشل، اداره كول،استثنا كول يا بخښل، سمول يا جوړول (لكه ددوا ګانو): اجرا كول: اصلاح كول: تطبيق كول، معافول 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 aviar připravit k vydání zubereiten udlevere 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 bereidenforberede til utdeling sporządzać (lekarstwo) ، سمول يا جوړول 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

diˈspensary – plural diˈspensaries – noun

a place especially in a hospital where medicines are given out. apteek, resepteer afdeling مُسْتَوْصَف диспансер farmácia lékárna, výdejna léků das Labor receptur φαρμακείοdispensario 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 apotheekmedisinutlevering skład apteczny دواجوړونه، درملتون dispensário farmacie; dispensar амбулатория lekáreň lekarna apoteka apotek ที่จ่ายยา dispanser 藥房 кімната в аптеці, де готують ліки دواخانہ trạm xá 药房

diˈspenser noun

houer, outomaat, verspreider, apteker صَيْدَلي، وَعاء фармацевт farmacêutico lékárník der Verteiler maskine; holder; pumpe; -automat διανεμητής farmacéutico; maquina expendedora farmatseut پخش کننده annostelija dispensateur, trice, pharmacien/-enne רוקח दवा तैयार करने और देने वाला ljekarnik automata mesin penjual skammtari; lyfjasali dispensatore 薬剤士 분배자, 조제사 vaistininkas farmaceits; tirdzniecības automāts bekas apothekerdispenser, beholder, automataptekarz پخش کول 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 dispensar obejít se bez, vzdát se (koho) verzichten auf undvære; klare sig uden ξεφορτώνομαιprescindir 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 په يوازيتوب سره يو كار تر سره كول 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

dis·pense

vt. dispensar; distribuir.

dispense

vt (pharm) dispensar