dispense something—
1. deal out or distribute smth.:
- Young ladies have been dispensing tea to hungry comrades.
2. prepare and give out medicine:
- The firm has been dispensing ointments and lotions for generations.
dispense with something—
1. do without smth.; manage in spite of not having smth.:
- He is not yet well enough to dispense with the doctor’s services.
2. render smth. unnecessary:
- The new machinery dispenses with hand labor.