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dispense

/dɪˈspents/ [dispensed, dispensing]

Translation

v [t]
distribuir
They dispensed food among the needy
Distribuyeron alimentos entre los necesitados
(una máquina)
expender
dispensar
to dispense medicines
dispensar medicinas
eximir
to dispense somebody from something
eximir a alguien de algo
administrar justicia
to dispense with sth/sb
(Definition of dispense v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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