what does dispense with mean?
DISPENSE WITH as VERB
- Meaning
Hypernyms(s) dispense with is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- 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
- 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)
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