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dispense with something 1. to free of something unwanted. People who believe we can dispense with government services don't realize how much they need them. 2. to not use something. We dispensed with our second car and have saved a lot of money. |
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"That is all very well," said one of the older foxes; "but I do not think you would have recommended us to dispense with our chief ornament if you had not happened to lose it yourself. "My children," said the Oldest and Wisest Ape in All the World, when he had heard the Deputation, "you did right in ridding yourselves of tyranny, but your tribe is not sufficiently advanced to dispense with the forms of monarchy. These recognitions alone dispense with the artificial aid of tokens or amulets. |
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