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Present participle for 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.”
Present participle for to supply or provide, especially medicine or a prescription
“Their job is to prepare and dispense medications for administration to the patient.”
Present participle for 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.”
Present participle for 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.”
Present participle for to exempt from responsibility
“The designated cardinal however can petition the pope to dispense him from this requirement.”
Present participle for to administer, implement, or carry out
“You will duly dispense justice without respect to the rank or position of the person to be tried.”
Present participle for to deliver or administer something painful or undesirable to
Present participle for to flow out, or cause to flow out, especially in great volume
Present participle for to avoid, lessen, or guard against
Present participle for to bring or provide relief to someone from a burden
Present participle for to put (something) to use
Present participle for to sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers
The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned
The act of bestowing as a gift
The giving of something to someone, especially as part of a formal ceremony
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