DISPENSE WITH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Forgo or do or go without

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "dispense with" is one way to...):

abandon (forsake, leave behind)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Give up what is not strictly needed

Example:

he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey

Synonyms:

dispense with; give up; part with; spare

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "dispense with" is one way to...):

give (transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Do without or cease to hold or adhere to

Example:

relinquish the old ideas

Synonyms:

dispense with; forego; foreswear; forgo; relinquish; waive

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dispense with"):

give up; kick (stop consuming)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something