| 单词 | dispense with something or someone |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to do away with or manage without We'll dispense with formalities. Synonyms do away with ignore Such arguments ignore the important issues. give up cancel Her insurance had been cancelled by the company. abolish They voted to abolish the death penalty. omit disregard He disregarded the advice of his executives. pass over brush aside forgo The men would not forgo the chance of a feast. relinquish He does not intend to relinquish power. render needless waive The council has agreed to waive certain statutory planning regulations. abstain from You would be well advised to abstain from coffee and tea. 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to do away with or manage without Up at the lectern he dispensed with his notes. Synonyms do without get rid of dispose of shake off Additional synonymsin the sense of abolish Definition to do away with (laws, regulations, or customs) They voted to abolish the death penalty. Synonyms do away with, end, destroy, eliminate, shed, cancel, axe (informal), get rid of, ditch (slang), dissolve, junk (informal), suppress, overturn, throw out, discard, wipe out, overthrow, void, terminate, drop, trash (slang), repeal, eradicate, put an end to, quash, extinguish, dispense with, revoke, stamp out, obliterate, subvert, jettison, repudiate, annihilate, rescind, exterminate, invalidate, bring to an end, annul, nullify, blot out, expunge (formal), abrogate (archaic), vitiate (archaic), extirpate (archaic), kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) in the sense of abstain from You would be well advised to abstain from coffee and tea. Synonyms refrain from, avoid, decline, give up, stop, refuse, cease, do without, shun, renounce, eschew, leave off, keep from, forgo, withhold from, forbear, desist from, deny yourself, kick (informal) in the sense of cancel Her insurance had been cancelled by the company. Synonyms annul, abolish, repeal, abort, quash, do away with, revoke, repudiate, rescind, obviate, abrogate, countermand, eliminateNearby words of |
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