WordNet
v. give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn: spare, give up, part with]
do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: waive, relinquish, forgo, foreswear]
forgo; do or go without
Usage examples of "dispense with".
Karl and I have worked out a very conservative profilebased on the assumption that we can dispense with breathing gear below Level Two.
Karl and I have worked out a very conservative profile - based on the assumption that we can dispense with breathing gear below Level Two.
Karl and I have worked out a very conservative profile - based on the assumption that we can dispense with breathing gear be- low Level Two.
By reason of his burden he had to dispense with the use of his lamp.
It would have been so easy to dispense with you in the Valley of Vrunge had I but known your true identity’.
It would have been so easy to dispense with you in the Valley of Vrunge had I but known your true identity' - Death's voice had become as shrill as the howling wind - 'THE ETERNAL APPRENTICE!
Realistically, our focus is not yours, and therefore we need to dispense with you.
Guess Father decided to dispense with the ceremony, he thought, in a way glad that it had been done this way.