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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 | ||
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