dispense in WordNet English dictionary

1. give or apply (medications)
   administer  dispense 
   
2. 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"
   distribute  administer  mete out  deal  parcel out  lot  dispense  shell out  deal out  dish out  allot  dole out 
   
3. grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
   "I was dispensed from this terrible task"
   dispense