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dispense v. 1 distribute, give out, hand or pass out, furnish, supply,
provide, give away, deal (out), dole out, parcel out, disburse,
mete out, share (out), issue, apportion, allocate, allot,
assign, Colloq dish out: The Red Cross dispensed medicines to
the stricken villagers. 2 administer, conduct, direct, operate,
superintend, supervise, carry out, execute, discharge, apply,
implement, enforce: It is the governor who dispenses justice in
these islands. 3 dispense with. a do without, forgo, give up,
eschew, relinquish, refuse, waive, forswear, abstain (from),
renounce, reject: Can we dispense with the jokes and get to
work? b do away with, get rid of, eliminate, do without,
dispose of, abolish, manage or do without, remove, cancel,
ignore, render unnecessary or superfluous: Building on solid
rock will dispense with the need for a foundation.
disperse v. 1 spread (out), scatter, broadcast, distribute, circulate,
diffuse, disseminate: The practice is now widely dispersed
throughout Asia. 2 disband, spread out, scatter, dissipate,
break up; disappear, vanish; dispel, dismiss, rout, send off or
away: The crowd dispersed quietly.
displace v. 1 move, transfer, shift, relocate, dislocate, misplace,
disturb, disarrange, disorder, unsettle: The entire population
of the village was displaced when the dam was built. 2 expel,
unseat, eject, evict, exile, banish, depose, remove, oust,
dismiss, discharge, cashier, Colloq fire, kick or throw out,
Brit sack: The voters displaced the corrupt council. 3 take
the place of, supplant, replace, supersede, succeed: Watching
television has displaced reading in many modern homes.
display v. 1 show, exhibit, air, put or set forth, make visible,
expose, evince, manifest, demonstrate, betray, reveal, unveil,
disclose; advertise, publicize: Her paintings are being
displayed at the gallery today. 2 unfurl, unfold, spread or
stretch or open out, present: The ship suddenly displayed the
Jolly Roger. 3 show off, flaunt, parade, flourish, vaunt,
Colloq flash: He goes on those quiz programmes only to display
his knowledge.
--n. 4 show, exhibition, exhibit, presentation, array;
demonstration; exposition, manifestation, revelation: We
visited a display of weapons at the armoury. I have seldom seen
such a display of ignorance. 5 ostentation, spectacle, flourish,