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distribute : deal, allot, apportion, assign, dispense verb [transitive]

1 formal to give something to people, especially in fixed amounts: Villagers dispensed tea to people involved in the accident.

2 to prepare and give medicines to people

3 to officially provide something for people in a society : dispense justice/punishments (=decide whether or not someone is guilty of a crime and what punishment they should receive)

dispense with sb/sth phrasal verb [transitive] formal

to not use or do something that you usually use or do, because it is no longer necessary : can dispense with: I think we can dispense with a translator. | dispense with the formalities (=not use very polite behaviour, such as introducing people to each other)