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Dispense
- verb - administer or bestow, as in small portions; "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"
- give or apply (medications)
- grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"
Disperse
- verb - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
- cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
- distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
- move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
- Scatter
- separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prosm disperses light"
- to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Dispirit
- verb - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Displace
- verb - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
- cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
- take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position;
Displant
- - To remove (what is planted or fixed); to unsettle and take away; to displace; to root out; as, to displant inhabitants.
Displays
- noun - a visual representation of something
- an electronic device that represents information in visual form
- attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
- behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"
- exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage"
- something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"
- something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art"
- to show, make visible or apparent;
Displode
- - To discharge; to explode.
Displume
- verb - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"
- strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
Disponee
- - The person to whom any property is legally conveyed.