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dispense with

VERB
omit; do away with
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abolish dispose of disregard do without forgo get rid of ignore relinquish waive
WEAK
abstain from brush aside cancel give up pass over render needless shake off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continue hold keep note pay attention regard
WEAK
accept retain take use

Example Sentences

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As the United States Supreme Court explained in 1942, the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel implicitly embodies a “correlative right to dispense with a lawyer’s help.”

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

And Article 25 states "the relevant Fifa judicial body may scale down the disciplinary measure to be imposed or even dispense with it entirely".

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Su was able to dispense with Intel as a competitor because Intel had “self-inflicted wounds,” said Daniel Newman, CEO of research and advisory firm Futurum Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Customers are increasingly being lured by brands like TimberTech, which dispense with wood altogether in favor of polyvinyl chloride patterned to resemble mahogany, teak, or hickory.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

It turned out that Queen Neferbeth felt so strongly about “cutting holes in Petey,” even if he was dead, that it was decided to dispense with that part of the procedure.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder