dispense with

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

  1. give up what is not strictly needed“he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey”Synonyms: sparegive uppart withdispense with
  2. do without or cease to hold or adhere to“We are dispensing with formalities”“relinquish the old ideas”Synonyms: waiverelinquishforgoforegoforesweardispense with
  3. forgo or do or go withoutSynonyms: dispense with
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