dispense with

phrase

1

: to set aside : discard

dispensing with the usual introduction

2

: to do without

could dispense with such a large staff

Examples of dispense with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In approving the petition, the FCC dispensed with concerns over national security and improper influence, noting that the foreign funds — from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi — will not own voting stock. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026

But arguably the Bertolucci film that might have spoken the loudest to that generation, 2003’s The Dreamers — a Jules et Jim-like romantic triangle set against the 1968 Paris student riots — is dispensed with in a brief clip or two, sans commentary. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

There is the common practice, for instance, whereby some minor character is briefly seconded to a protagonist’s service, only to be dispensed with again once the required payload of information has been delivered. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

By the end of the 1920s, major theater chains were dispensing with the organists and pit orchestras that had accompanied silent films. — David Woodard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1