English verb: dispense | |||
1. | dispense (possession) administer or bestow, as in small portions | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | allot, apply, assign, deal, give, portion, reallot | ||
2. | dispense (social) grant a dispensation; grant an exemption | ||
Samples | I was dispensed from this terrible task. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exempt, free, relieve | ||
3. | dispense (body) give or apply (medications) | ||
Synonyms | administer | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | care for, treat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | digitalize, give, inject, shoot, transfuse | ||
Entail | apply, give | ||
Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||