dispensed
(verb)
/dɪsˈpɛnst/
Definitions
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Distributed or provided to a number of people.
Released unto the waiting hands, like stardust scattered generously under a vast night's canopy.Example: The medication was dispensed to the patients by the nurse.
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Managed without; went without something.
Cast aside the superfluous garlands of tradition, and danced straight into the heart of intention.Example: He dispensed with formalities and got straight to the point of the meeting.
Origin
Middle English, from Old French 'dispenser', based on Latin 'dispensare' meaning 'continue to weigh out or pay', from 'dis-' (expressing reversal) + 'pendere' (to weigh).
Synonyms
distributed, allocated, administered, supplied
Antonyms
withheld, retained