Dispense
(verb)
- Administer or distribute (something, such as medicine or money).
- Provide or supply (something) as needed.
- Do without or dispense with (something).
- Grant or release (someone) from an obligation or rule.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french dispenser, from latin dispensare "administer justice, deal out", from dis- (expressing reversal) + pensare "weigh, consider".
Examples:
- The pharmacist dispensed the medication.
- The government dispensed aid to the victims.
- He dispensed with formalities.
- The judge dispensed justice.
- The manager dispensed advice.