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- pronunciation:
- dih
spens
- phrases:
- dispense with
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dispenses, dispensing, dispensed |
| definition 1: |
to give out in portions; distribute.
This machine dispenses candy.- similar words:
- allot, dish out, distribute, issue
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| definition 2: |
to carry out or put into operation.
Courts dispense justice. |
| related words: |
broadcast, deal, deliver, dispose of, lay, market, ration, spend |
adverb + (v.)dispense
automatically, differently, easily, freely, liberally
(v.)dispense
+ adverb
altogether, entirely
(v.)dispense
+ noun
advice,
aid,
aspirin,
beer,
birth,
blessing,
brand,
candy,
cash,
champagne,
cheer,
clothing,
comfort,
consent,
counter,
discipline,
dollar,
dose,
dozens,
drink,
drug,
error,
favor,
fuel,
fund,
garbage,
gasoline,
greeting,
gum,
handshake,
heroin,
hormone,
hug,
humor,
illusion,
information,
justice,
liquid,
liquor,
loan,
machinery,
medication,
medicine,
notion,
obligation,
packaging,
pearl,
pill,
prayer,
prescription,
punishment,
relief,
remedy,
reward,
sandwich,
substance,
taxpayer,
ticket,
tip,
trapping,
uniform,
veteran,
warning,
wisdom
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| phrase: |
dispense with |
The word dispense
contains the following part:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs (dishearten) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
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