"dispense" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Administer or bestow, as in small portions (synset 202299397)
"administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"

is a type of: give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
subtypes:
- allot, assign, portion - give out
- reallot - allot again
- deal - distribute cards to the players in a game
- apply, give - give or convey physically
same as: administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, distribute, dole out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out
Grant a dispensation;
Grant an exemption (synset 202539973)
"I was dispensed from this terrible task"

is a type of: exempt, free, relieve - grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
Give or apply (medications) (synset 200080825)
referred to in: medicine, practice of medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries

entail: apply, give - give or convey physically

is a type of: care for, treat - provide treatment for
subtypes:
- transfuse - give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to
- digitalize - administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects
- inject, shoot - give an injection to
- give - give (as medicine)
same as: administer