Synonyms for dispense
dɪˈspɛnsdis·pense

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1. dispense

   To allot or assign may be to make an arbitrary division; the same is true of distribute or divide. That which is apportioned is given by some fixed rule, which is meant to be uniform and fair; as, representatives are apportioned among the States according to population. To dispense is to give out freely; as, the sun dispenses light and heat. A thing is appropriated to or for a specific purpose (to which it thus becomes proper, in the original sense of being its own); money appropriated by Congress for one purpose can not be expended for any other. One may apportion what he only holds in trust; he shares what is his own. Compare ALLOT.

   Synonyms:
   allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, deal, distribute, divide, grant, share

   Antonyms:
   cling to, collect, consolidate, divide arbitrarily, gather together, keep together, receive, retain

   Preposition:
   Apportion to each a fair amount; apportion the property among the heirs, between two claimants; apportion according to numbers, etc.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole outverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   dish up, circulate, shell out, apportion, plow, spread, carry on, lot, pass on, dish out, portion, deal out, allot, serve up, care, portion out, sell, take, treat, share, dole out, divvy up, grapple, make out, accord, assign, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, manage, contend, administer, give out, grant, trade, address, handle, disseminate, pass around, hand out, mete out, administrate, pass out, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, propagate, conduct, serve, cover, circularise, consider, make do, get by, stagger, look at, cope, dish

2. dispenseverb

   grant a dispensation; grant an exemption

   "I was dispensed from this terrible task"

   Synonyms:
   distribute, shell out, lot, dish out, parcel out, dole out, deal out, deal, mete out, allot, administer

3. administer, dispenseverb

   give or apply (medications)

   Synonyms:
   distribute, administrate, deal, lot, dish out, parcel out, dole out, deal out, shell out, mete out, allot, administer

Matched Categories

1. • Exempt
   • Medicine
   • Treat

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dispenseverb

   Synonyms:
   distribute, apportion, allot, deal out

2. dispenseverb

   Synonyms:
   administer, apply, execute, carry out

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dispenseverb

   Synonyms:
   deal out, apportion, distribute, administer, execute

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "dispense":

   distribute, apportion, allocate

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dispense

   Synonyms:
   Transfusion Issue

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How to use dispense in a sentence?

1. Edwin Griffioen:

   Because the air pressure is so much lower in an aeroplane than at sea level, a traditional beer tap will not work as it will only dispense a huge amount of foam, we do have dispensers that work on air pressure, but these were too big to fit in a plane.

2. Adam Fein:

   The future of pharmacy is really about being a low cost buyer of generic drugs and capability to dispense specialty drugs and that is an area of challenge for several supermarket operators.

3. Katrina Mark:

   They are only licensed to dispense to people who have medical marijuana cards, this does not mean that they are staffed by people that have any sort of medical education.

4. Nancy Young:

   It may not be covered, or well covered, by insurance, if the child is funded through public aid, for instance, there may not be providers in the area that will dispense hearing aids.

5. Cyril Connolly:

   The only happy talkers are dandies who extract pleasure from the very perishability of their material and who would not be able to tolerate the isolation of all other forms of composition; for most good talkers, when they have run down, are miserable; they know that they have betrayed themselves, that they have taken material which should have a life of its own, to dispense it in noises upon the air.