dispense with

Idioms  

1. Manage without, forgo, as in We can dispense with the extra help . Shakespeare had this idiom in Timon of Athens (3:2): “Men must learn now with pity to dispense.” [c. 1600]

2. Get rid of, do away with, as in The European Union is trying to dispense with tariff barriers . [Late 1500s]

3. Exempt one from a law, promise, or obligation, as in He asked the court to dispense with swearing on the Bible . This usage originally applied to religious obligations (to which the Pope granted dispensation ). [Early 1500s]

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Example Sentences

And Article 25 states "the relevant Fifa judicial body may scale down the disciplinary measure to be imposed or even dispense with it entirely".

From BBC

On Thursday Gardiner, the MP for Brent West, told the BBC he and his fellow MPs were not asking for biometric checks to be dispensed with, but for them to be deferred to other countries.

From BBC

Mr Gardiner said they were not asking for the checks to be dispensed with, but to be deferred to Egypt or Jordan.

From BBC

Unfortunately for Postecoglou, Daniel Levy simply wasn't for turning - the Tottenham chairman sticking with 'Plan A' to dispense with the Australian.

From BBC

Musically mixing East and West dispenses with regulations when crossing borders and becomes an an act of individuality and often resistance.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• abolish
• dispose of
• disregard
• do without
• forgo
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