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To give, distribute or allocate among a group

To supply or provide, especially medicine or a prescription

To present or give something to someone (or a group of people)

To pay or expend money or funds for a given purpose

To exempt from responsibility

To administer, implement, or carry out

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

Give something a miss

To put (something) to use

To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers

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Verb

To give, distribute or allocate among a group

give custody of

place at disposal

send on mission

hold responsible for

put to one side

put in charge of

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“Joseph opened the stores of food, and he appointed stewards over them to dispense rations to the people who came every day.”

Verb

To supply or provide, especially medicine or a prescription

deliver the goods

have a supply of

be adequate for

place at disposal

give an opportunity

lay at one's feet

put on the market

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“Their job is to prepare and dispense medications for administration to the patient.”

Verb

To present or give something to someone (or a group of people)

put at someone's disposal

give a donation of

make a donation of

sweeten the pot

let someone have

sweeten the kitty

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“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.”

Verb

To pay or expend money or funds for a given purpose

throw down the drain

spend money as if it grows on trees

pour down the drain

throw around like confetti

spend money as if there were no tomorrow

spend money as if it were going out of fashion

spend money as if it were going out of style

spend like water

be prodigal with

make poor use of

spend recklessly

suffer the loss of

spend extravagantly

throw money around

spend money like water

throw money down the drain

pour money down the drain

pick up the tab

be wasteful with

indulge oneself

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“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.”

Verb

To exempt from responsibility

grant someone a dispensation

grant someone an exemption

let off the hook

make an exception of

make an exception for

find not guilty

deal leniently with

declare innocent

drop charges against

pronounce not guilty

grant an amnesty to

wipe slate clean

make allowances for

make allowance for

let someone off with

forgive and forget

look the other way

let something ride

give immunity to

grant immunity to

pull out of the fire

cut someone some slack

leave uninjured

leave unpunished

give quarter to

get off the hook

get out of hock

grant a pardon to

refrain from hurting

grant pardon to

wipe the slate clean

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“The designated cardinal however can petition the pope to dispense him from this requirement.”

Verb

To administer, implement, or carry out

give free rein to

put into effect

bring into play

put into action

put into practice

bring into effect

follow through with

put into operation

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“You will duly dispense justice without respect to the rank or position of the person to be tried.”

Verb

To flow out, or cause to flow out, especially in great volume

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Verb

To avoid, lessen, or guard against

keep from happening

stand in the way of

get in the way of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

beat someone to the punch

make impossible

bring to screeching halt

make it impossible for

beat someone to it

provide against

beat someone to the draw

steal a march on

be one step ahead of

act in advance of

head off at pass

queer someone's pitch

be a hindrance to

throw a spoke in the wheel of

make impracticable

make it impracticable for

prevent the occurrence of

put the brakes on

take out of play

put the stopper on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

get the better of

upset the applecart

put the mockers on

put the kibosh on

take wind out of sails

cramp one's style

give a hard time

close one's doors to

keep under control

put the brakes on

keep a tight rein on

keep within bounds

keep the lid on

keep tight rein on

stem the flow of

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Verb

To bring or provide relief to someone from a burden

disembarrass of

cleanse oneself of

purify oneself of

purge oneself of

free oneself of

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Verb

Give something a miss

give something a miss

give a wide berth to

avoid doing something

have nothing to do with

suffer deprivation

turn aside from

cease to indulge in

restrain oneself from

stop oneself from

prevent oneself from

resist the temptation to

take the pledge

go on the wagon

render needless

get along without

get on the wagon

lack for something

bring to an end

axe^UK

ax^US

pull the plug on

bring to a close

bring to a halt

draw to a close

call it quits on

knock something on the head

bring to a stop

put the kibosh on

bring to a standstill

bring to a conclusion

be through with

come to the end

come to a close

become obsolete

come to a standstill

bring to an untimely end

stand down from

give something up

be no longer valid

throw in the towel

throw in the sponge

bring down curtain

put a period to

bring to fruition

come to a conclusion

set the seal on

quit cold turkey

tie up loose ends

blow the whistle on

leave unfinished

bring to a premature end

stop in full flow

turn your back on

divorce oneself from

wash your hands of

have nothing more to do with

make it impossible for

make it impracticable for

make impossible

make impracticable

step aside from

absent oneself from

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Verb

To put (something) to use

bring into play

take advantage of

avail oneself of

avail yourself of

put into practice

put into service

put to good use

turn to good account

turn to account

make the most of

be in charge of

put into action

derive benefit from

put into effect

bring into service

press into service

bring into effect

put into operation

bring into effective action

bring into action

have recourse to

use to advantage

use to good advantage

get mileage out of

turn to good use

make the best use of

make capital out of

make capital of

turn to one's advantage

use for one's own ends

call into service

call into action

obtain an advantage from

reap the benefit of

put to advantage

twist round one's little finger

get the best out of

use to the full

make best use of

exhaust the possibilities

get the most out of

take full advantage of

help oneself to

go down the line

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Verb

To sell at retail, or in small quantities directly to customers

put up for sale

put on the market

be in the business of

sell from door to door

sell door to door

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