dispense

dispense is a 8-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines.
2. transitive verb. To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to execute; to manage; to direct.
3. transitive verb. To pay for; to atone for.
4. transitive verb. To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from.
5. intransitive verb. To compensate; to make up; to make amends.
6. intransitive verb. To give dispensation.
7. transitive verb. Dispensation; exemption.
8. noun. Expense; profusion; outlay.
9. verb. give or apply (medications)

   Synonyms: administer

10. verb. administer or bestow, as in small portions

    "administer critical remarks to everyone present"

    "dole out some money"

    Synonyms: administer, allot, deal, distribute, lot

11. verb. grant a dispensation; grant an exemption

    "I was dispensed from this terrible task"

Synonyms

administer, allot, deal, distribute, lot

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dispense:

piedness

Common word forms

dispensed, dispenser, dispenses, dispensing

Words from these letters

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