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DISPENSE WITH
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Forgo or do or go without
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "dispense with" is one way to...):
abandon (forsake, leave behind)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Give up what is not strictly needed
Example:
he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
Synonyms:
dispense with; give up; part with; spare
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "dispense with" is one way to...):
give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Do without or cease to hold or adhere to
Example:
relinquish the old ideas
Synonyms:
dispense with; forego; foreswear; forgo; relinquish; waive
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dispense with"):
give up; kick (stop consuming)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
