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Definitions for Dispensing
[1] to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
[2] to administer: to dispense the law without bias.
[3] Pharmacology . to make up and distribute (medicine), especially on prescription.
[4] Roman Catholic Church . to grant dispensation.
[5] to grant dispensation.
[6] Obsolete . expenditure.
[7] dispense with , to do without; forgo: to dispense with preliminaries. to do away with; rid of. to grant exemption from a law or promise.
[8] (tr) to give out or issue in portions
[9] (tr) to prepare and distribute (medicine), esp on prescription
[10] (tr) to administer (the law, etc)
[11] (intr foll by with ) to do away (with) or manage (without)
[12] to grant a dispensation to (someone) from (some obligation of church law)
[13] to exempt or excuse from a rule or obligation
Words related to Dispensing
dispensedistribute, disburse, allocate, furnish, allot, apply, enforce, discharge, apportion, deal, give, prorate, partition, share, portion, prepare, lot, measure, assign, divide
Words nearby Dispensing
dispensedispensary, dispensation, dispensationalism, dispensator, dispensatory, dispense, dispense with, dispenser, dispensible, dispensing optician, dispeople
Origin of Dispensing
e1275–1325; Middle English dispensen < Medieval Latin dispēnsāre to pardon, exempt, Latin: to pay out, distribute, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + pēnsāre, frequentative of pendere to weigh
Other words from Dispensing
un·dis·pensed , adjective
Word origin for Dispensing
eC14: from Medieval Latin dispensāre to pardon, from Latin dispendere to weigh out, from dis- 1 + pendere to weigh
Synonyms for Dispensing
allocate, allot, disburse, distribute, furnish, give away, hand out, apportion, assign, deal, divide, give, lot, measure, partition, portion, prepare, prorate, share, come across with, deal out, dish out, divvy, fork out, give with, hand over, mete out, shell out