to dispense
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3.7
- verb
- /dɪˈspɛns/
:
distribuir
- Fourteen states required pharmacies to dispense the generic version of a drug whenever it is available.
- dispense drugs
- dispense medicine
- dispense information
Like what if one dispenses gumballs and one dispenses Aurora fluid?
- Like what if one dispenses gumballs and one dispenses Aurora fluid?
- They are given an environment in which to dispense wisdom.
- So is a man able to acquire resources and is he willing to dispense them to her and her kids?
- And then they'll begin to dispense advice, listen further, share stories, build trust.
- You buy a bottle from the vending machine and you take it to the dispenser and you literally dispense cow milk from the farm in Slovenia somewhere.
- However, we're too trigger happy when it comes to dispensing pills.
Examples
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You must dispense one of these medical boosters into the infant's mouth.
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Psychiatrists dispense drugs to control mood.
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And I'll just dispense them right off here.
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I'm not allowed to dispense antibiotics.
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The primary functions of the instructor are to dispense knowledge and to facilitate its application.
Academic text (1990) -
The funding bodies insist that the funds they dispense be used wisely and efficiently by the recipients.
Academic text (1997) -
All day at the hospital, I dispense meds, take temps, rig IVs.
Fiction book (1993) -
The resource specialist may authorize the pharmacy to dispense samples of medically necessary medications.
Academic text (2002) -
Western Energetix in Sparks, Nevada, opened a pump in May that dispenses B20, a fuel blend that is 20 percent biodiesel.
Academic text (2001) -
The nurse will dispense medication to the patients every morning.
Synonyms
199
1.5
To give out cards or other things to people
165
1.8
To give something to people in a group
143
2.3
To hand things to several people
130
4.8
Give something like medicine or a test, often in a formal way
87
2.0
Give things to several people or places
68
2.7
To give things to people in a group, like papers or drinks
38
4.7
To give out small amounts of money or food to people in need
34
4.0
To give small amounts of something to several people over time
33
3.7
To give a part of something to someone for a specific use
32
2.1
Hand something to each person in a group
28
3.4
To give out things to several people, often food or advice
10
4.2
Share things or money between several people
3
3.2
To give things to several people, often one by one, like cards
3
4.8
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
1
3.4
To divide something into parts and give each part to different people
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Widely
48
6.8
87
2.0
103
3.9
19
3.7
∞
1.0
165
1.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dispense comes from Latin parts dis- 'apart' and pensare 'to weigh', which gives the image of someone weighing out and handing out exact portions like a pharmacist. So, dispense now means to 'give out' things such as medicine or food.