dispensed Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb administer or bestow, as in small portions
dish out; deal; parcel out; dispense; distribute; dole out; administer; allot; lot; deal out; mete out; shell out.
- administer critical remarks to everyone present
- dole out some money
- shell out pocket money for the children
- deal a blow to someone
- the machine dispenses soft drinks
verb grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
dispense.
- I was dispensed from this terrible task
verb give or apply (medications)
administer; dispense.
adjective satellite distributed or weighted out in carefully determined portions
- medicines dispensed to the sick