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To give, distribute or allocate among a group
“Joseph opened the stores of food, and he appointed stewards over them to dispense rations to the people who came every day.”
To supply or provide, especially medicine or a prescription
“Their job is to prepare and dispense medications for administration to the patient.”
To present or give something to someone (or a group of people)
“The medal fastening at that time was a rather vicious-looking double prong, designed so that the queen could dispense the award with one hand while on horseback.”
To pay or expend money or funds for a given purpose
“The SRBC currently has a budget in excess of 500,000 dollars and is set up to receive funds from all signatories and dispense funds for appropriate activities.”
To exempt from responsibility
“The designated cardinal however can petition the pope to dispense him from this requirement.”
To administer, implement, or carry out
“You will duly dispense justice without respect to the rank or position of the person to be tried.”
To flow out, or cause to flow out, especially in great volume
To avoid, lessen, or guard against
To bring or provide relief to someone from a burden
To put (something) to use
To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
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