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[ verb ] to give up as not strictly needed: he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey.
Used in print (Huston Smith, "Interfaith Communication: The...)Some persons are so sensitive to this truth as to propose that we do_away_with institutions altogether ; in the present context this amounts to the advice that while being religious may have a certain justification , we ought to dispense_with churches . Related terms |
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[ verb ] do without or cease to hold or adhere to
Synonyms Examples "We are dispensing with formalities" "relinquish the old ideas" Related terms |
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[ verb ] forgo; do or go without
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