v. 25B6; verb
servants dispensed the drinks : DISTRIBUTE, pass round, hand out, dole out, dish out, share out; allocate, supply, allot, apportion.
the soldiers dispensed summary justice : ADMINISTER, deliver, issue, discharge, deal out, mete out.
dispensing medicines : PREPARE, make up; supply, provide, sell.
the pope dispensed him from his impediment : EXEMPT, excuse, except, release, let off, reprieve, absolve.
25A0; dispense with
let's dispense with the formalities : WAIVE, omit, drop, leave out, forgo; do away with; informal give something a miss.
he dispensed with his crutches : GET RID OF, throw away/out, dispose of, discard; manage without, cope without; informal ditch, scrap, dump, chuck out/away, get shut of; Brit. informal get shot of.