dispense

verb [T]

/dɪˈspens/

Definition

› to give out or provide an item or substance: Is there a tourism agency that dispenses city maps? This gasoline pump is capable of dispensing eight blends of gasoline.

(Definition of dispense verb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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