Meaning of dispense with | Babel Free

Definitions

To eliminate or do without; to dispose of.

transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

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