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To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines. He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the company. Sir W. Scott.

One who, or that which, dispenses; a distributer; as, a dispenser of favors.

Not dispensed.

To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament. [Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs. Philips. Justice was administered with an exactness and purity not before known. Macaulay.

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

ibutes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.

promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift. Nature's full blessings would be well dispensed. Milton.

ther similar use, having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary mouthpiece to be dispensed with. Much use has been made of it for overhearing, or for recording, conversations for the purpose of obtaining evidence for use in litigation.

An unkindness; a disobliging act. He might dispense favors and disfavors. Clarendon.

See Dispense. [Obs.]

Capable of being dispensed or administered.

A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price.

That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed; especially (Theol.),

A distributer; a dispenser. Bacon.

To dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice. Shak.

One who, or that which, distributes or deals out anything; a dispenser. Addison.

ent it. [Obs.] "I could not do withal." Shak. -- To do without, to get along without; to dispense with. -- To have done, to have made an end or conclusion; to have finished; to be quit; to desist. -- To have done with, to have completed; to be through with; to have no further concern with. -- Well to do, in easy ci…

Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific. The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good. Tennyson.

To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture. I pray thee have me excused. xiv. 19.

nation or inquiry respecting. Having thus at length inquired the truth concerning law and dispense. Milton. And all obey and few inquire his will. Byron.