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Meaning of dispense

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  dispense
      v 1: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer
           critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some
           money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a
           blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks" [syn:
           {distribute}, {administer}, {mete out}, {deal}, {parcel
           out}, {lot}, {dispense}, {shell out}, {deal out}, {dish
           out}, {allot}, {dole out}]
      2: grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed
         from this terrible task"
      3: give or apply (medications) [syn: {administer}, {dispense}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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