DISPENSE WITH as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • forgo
    • do or go without
    Hypernyms(s) dispense with is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • give up what is not strictly needed
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
    Hypernyms(s) dispense with is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • do without or cease to hold or adhere to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • We are dispensing with formalities
    • relinquish the old ideas
    Derived(s)