dispense
English Thesaurus
1. give or apply (medications) (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | care for, treat, |
| definition | : | provide treatment for (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | transfuse, |
| definition | : | give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | digitalize, |
| definition | : | administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | inject, shoot, |
| definition | : | give an injection to (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | give, |
| definition | : | give (as medicine) (verb.possession) |
| entail | : | apply, give, |
| definition | : | give or convey physically (verb.possession) |
| domain category | : | medicine, practice of medicine, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.act) |
2. administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession)
| hypernym | : | give, |
| definition | : | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | reallot, |
| definition | : | allot again (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | deal, |
| definition | : | distribute cards to the players in a game (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | apply, give, |
| definition | : | give or convey physically (verb.possession) |
3. grant a dispensation; grant an exemption (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | exempt, free, relieve, |
| definition | : | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to (verb.social) |
4. give or apply (medications) (verb.body)
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispensary, |
| definition | : | clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | a share that has been dispensed or distributed (noun.possession) |
5. administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | distribution, |
| definition | : | the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deal, |
| definition | : | the act of apportioning or distributing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | allocator, distributor, |
| definition | : | a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a person who dispenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | a share that has been dispensed or distributed (noun.possession) |
6. grant a dispensation; grant an exemption (verb.social)
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | an exemption from some rule or obligation (noun.act) |
7. give or apply (medications) (verb.body)
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispensary, |
| definition | : | clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | a share that has been dispensed or distributed (noun.possession) |
8. administer or bestow, as in small portions (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | distribution, |
| definition | : | the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | deal, |
| definition | : | the act of apportioning or distributing something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | allocator, distributor, |
| definition | : | a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispenser, |
| definition | : | a person who dispenses (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | a share that has been dispensed or distributed (noun.possession) |
9. grant a dispensation; grant an exemption (verb.social)
| derivation | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | an exemption from some rule or obligation (noun.act) |
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