dispense
verb (used with object)
to deal out; distribute.
have dispensed
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present perfectof dispense.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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His subjects, he tells us, have dispensed with outmoded theology and instead put ritual to its proper use as a useful technological aid to social connection and cohesion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Plato was said to have dispensed his wisdom under an olive tree and the olive’s widespread cultivation in Spain goes back to the Romans.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
A lot of newer robot vacuums have dispensed with this feature in favor of app-enabled spot cleaning, but the less I have to get out my phone to use a device, the better.
From The Verge ● Jan. 27, 2022
Meanwhile, the Foxes strike me as a team who have dispensed with the basic, 'defend for our lives' and then 'hit them on the break' attitude for a more sophisticated approach.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2016
“You have tried to do too much in the past few days. The dinner was the last straw; you might have dispensed with it” “Yes,” she admitted; “it was stupid.”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
