dispense

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈspɛns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈspɛns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di spens)

Inflections of 'dispense' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dispenses
v 3rd person singular
dispensing
v pres p
dispensed
v past
dispensed
v past p

dispense
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Sense: To distribute
Synonyms:
apportion, assign Collocations, allocate, administer, distribute Collocations, give Collocations, give out, hand out, allot, serve Collocations, share out, divide up, divvy up (slang), dole out, deal Collocations, deal out, scatter Collocations, sow Collocations, disburse, discharge Collocations, spread Collocations, mete out, measure out, impart, strew, pay out, shell out (slang)
Sense: To administer
Synonyms:
undertake Collocations, enforce Collocations, direct Collocations, command Collocations, manage Collocations, administer, give out, apply Collocations, confer Collocations


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