- to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- to administer: to dispense the law without bias.
- to make up and distribute (medicine), especially on prescription.
- to grant dispensation.
- to grant dispensation.
- dispense with,
- to do without; forgo: to dispense with preliminaries.
- to do away with; rid of.
- to grant exemption from a law or promise.
- to give out or issue in portions
- to prepare and distribute (medicine), esp on prescription
- to administer (the law, etc)
- to do away (with) or manage (without)
- to grant a dispensation to (someone) from (some obligation of church law)
- to exempt or excuse from a rule or obligation
