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dispense

verb

give or apply (medications)

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
11

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Pronunciation

dɪsˈpɛns

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Definitions

verb

  1. give or apply (medications)

verb

  1. administer or bestow, as in small portions

    “administer critical remarks to everyone present”

verb

  1. grant a dispensation; grant an exemption

    “I was dispensed from this terrible task”

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Example Sentences

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
I was dispensed from this terrible task

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