dispense
Translation
to distribute, to provide, to prepare medicine, to do without
Examples
The machine dispenses coffee and tea.
The machine dispenses coffee and tea.
The pharmacist will dispense your prescription.
The pharmacist will dispense your prescription.
Let's dispense with the formalities.
Let's dispense with the formalities.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((to sb.)) to give out (sth.) to (sb.) The machine dispenses coffee to customers.
((with sth.)) to stop using or do without (sth.) Let's dispense with the formalities.
Similar Words
Synonyms: distribute, provide, administer; Antonyms: collect, gather
Etymology
From Latin 'dis-' (apart) + 'pensare' (to weigh). It originally meant 'to weigh out'.
Memory Tips
Think of a soap dispenser giving out soap, or a pharmacist carefully 'weighing out' and dispensing medicine.