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dispense with
Manage without, forgo, as in We can dispense with the extra help . Shakespeare had this idiom in Timon of Athens (3:2): “Men must learn now with pity to dispense.” [c. 1600]
Get rid of, do away with, as in The European Union is trying to dispense with tariff barriers . [Late 1500s]
Exempt one from a law, promise, or obligation, as in He asked the court to dispense with swearing on the Bible . This usage originally applied to religious obligations (to which the Pope granted dispensation ). [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
Unfortunately for Postecoglou, Daniel Levy simply wasn't for turning - the Tottenham chairman sticking with 'Plan A' to dispense with the Australian.
Musically mixing East and West dispenses with regulations when crossing borders and becomes an an act of individuality and often resistance.
More tellingly: If your existence is wedded to bureaucracy, it’s easy to be dispensed with and disappeared.
The network dispensed with the staid conservative aesthetic for the 2x4-to-the-face vibe.
In these moments, he mostly dispenses with the pretense of love and simply just wants to be seen as who he is, with all his torturous flaws, by another human being.
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