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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  dispense with
       v 1: give up what is not strictly needed; "he asked if they could
            spare one of their horses to speed his journey" [syn: spare,
             give up, part with]
       2: do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing
          with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" [syn: waive,
           relinquish, forgo, foreswear]
       3: forgo; do or go without

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dispense with
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To eliminate or do without.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  dispense with
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To eliminate or do without.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  dispense with
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To eliminate or do without.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  dispense with
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To eliminate or do without.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "dispense with":
     abandon, abjure, absolve, abstain, cede, discharge, disgorge,
     dispense from, dispose of, do without, drop, dump, except, excuse,
     exempt, forbear, forgo, forswear, free, get along without,
     get rid of, give away, give dispensation from, give up,
     grant immunity, have done with, hold back, hold off, keep back,
     keep in hand, kiss good-bye, let alone, let go, let off,
     make a sacrifice, not touch, not use, part with, quitclaim, recant,
     refrain, release, relinquish, remise, remit, render up, renounce,
     reserve, resign, retract, sacrifice, save, save the necessity,
     spare, surrender, swear off, throw up, vacate, waive, yield
  
  

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     不用,省却,免除,没有也行

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