to stop using sb/sth because you no longer need them or it
SYN do away with :
Debit cards dispense with the need for cash altogether.
I think we can dispense with the formalities (= speak openly and naturally to each other) .
to stop using sb/sth because you no longer need them or it
SYN do away with :
Debit cards dispense with the need for cash altogether.
I think we can dispense with the formalities (= speak openly and naturally to each other) .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005