Dispense

dis-pens', v. t. [-pensed (-pensf), -pensing.] To deal or divide out in portions; to apply, as laws, to particular cases; to administer, carry out. — v.*. To permit neglect or omi ion, suspend operation, followed by with. — Dispen's able, a. Capable of being dispensed or administered, of being dispensed with. — Dispen's ary, -sa-rl, n. A place in which medicines and medical advice are given gratis to the poor; shop in which medicines are prepared. — Dispensation, re. Act of dispensing or dealing out; thing dispensed; esp. (TlieoJ.), a system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered. The granting of a license, or the license itself, to do what is forbidden.