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dispense with

[/dɪˈspɛns wɪð/]
phrasal verb
prescindir de, dispensar, abrir mão de
1. to do without something; to get rid of or stop using something that is no longer needed
We can dispense with the formal dress code for this casual event.
Podemos prescindir do código de vestuário formal para este evento casual.
2. to stop needing or using something; to manage without
Modern technology allows us to dispense with typewriters.
A tecnologia moderna nos permite abrir mão das máquinas de escrever.
3. to waive or do away with a rule, requirement, or formality
The manager decided to dispense with the usual meeting procedure.
O gerente decidiu dispensar o procedimento habitual da reunião.
NYC Slang
bail on something, skip something, ditch something
Synonyms
do withoutgo withoutforgowaiveabandondrop
Antonyms
requiredemandinsist onkeepmaintain

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
prescindir de
most common usage in everyday Brazilian Portuguese
General Brazilian
abrir mão de
alternative common expression meaning to give up or do without
Portugal
dispensar
preferred in European Portuguese contexts
Portugal
prescindir de
formal, educated usage in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

do without
get by without
can't dispense with
dispense with formalities
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