Dispense

·vi To give dispensation.

II. Dispense ·vt Dispensation; exemption.

III. Dispense ·noun Expense; profusion; outlay.

IV. Dispense ·vt To pay for; to atone for.

V. Dispense ·vi To Compensate; to make up; to make amends.

VI. Dispense ·vt To Exempt; to Excuse; to Absolve;

— with from.

VII. Dispense ·vt To apply, as laws to particular cases; to Administer; to Execute; to Manage; to Direct.

VIII. Dispense ·vt To deal out in portions; to Distribute; to Give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines.