Synonyms for dispense
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To issue, distribute, or give out.
Related words
- Word family
- dispensability dispensary dispensable dispensation dispend
- Phrases
- dispense with
Forms
- Past participle
- dispensed
e.g. dispensed → distributed, dealt, apportioned, administered…
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To dispense is to give out freely; as, the sun dispenses light and heat.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- apply I didn't apply for the job that Tom told me about.
- distribute We would like to distribute your product in Japan.
- administer I know how to administer injections.
- apportion We need to figure out how to apportion the food.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dispense | falling | |
| apply | steady | |
| distribute | steady | |
| administer | falling | |
| apportion | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lot1
- 4 letters
- deal1
- 5 letters
- apply2, allot2
- 6 letters
- spread1, divide2
- 7 letters
- execute3
- 9 letters
- apportion3
- 10 letters
- distribute3, administer4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (apply2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dispenser
- Italiano
- dispensare
- Español
- dispensar