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dispense
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[dɪˈspɛns], (Verb)
Definitions:
- distribute or provide (a service or information) to a number of people
(e.g: orderlies went round dispensing drinks)
- manage without or get rid of
(e.g: let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?)
Phrases:
- dispense with someone's services
Origin
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late Middle English: via Old French from Latin dispensare ‘continue to weigh out or disburse’, from the verb dispendere, based on pendere ‘weigh’
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