Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dispense with

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: dis-pense with
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To eliminate; to dispose of.

Transitive verb

verb

To do without.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I wish he would dispense with the pleasantries and get to the point."
"When the scheme is completed, the 99-year-old swing bridge over the canal will be dispensed with as the new bridge will have sufficient height to allow clearance for the passage of canal traffic."
"The people hereabouts, sir, would seem to dispense with street illumination, and it is very dark tonight."
"You might learn, for instance, that table manners can be dispensed with at restaurants, because the grown-ups are too embarrassed to discipline you in public."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

dispenses with (present, singular) dispensing with (participle, present) dispensed with (participle, past) dispensed with (past)

Synonyms

spare give up part with waive relinquish forgo forego foreswear

Questions

What does dispense with mean?: To eliminate; to dispose of.

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