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dispatch rider
nounC1
/dɪˈspætʃ ˌraɪ.dər/A person whose job is to deliver documents and small packages quickly, typically using a motorcycle or bicycle.
dispatcher
nounB2
/dɪˈspætʃə/A person who controls the movement and schedules of vehicles, aircraft, or personnel, sending them where they are needed.
dispauper
verb-transitiveVery Rare / Obsolete
/dɪsˈpɔːpə/To deprive of the status or rights of a pauper; to remove from the list of people receiving public poor relief.
dispel
verbverb-transitiveB2
/dɪˈspɛl/To make a feeling, belief, or idea go away or disappear.
dispend
verbverb-transitiveVery Low / Obsolete
/dɪˈspɛnd/To expend, spend, or use up (resources, especially money or energy).
dispensary
nounC1
/dɪˈspensəri/A place where medicines are prepared and provided to patients, often within a hospital, clinic, or community setting.
dispensation
nounC1
/ˌdɪs.penˈseɪ.ʃən/Official permission to be exempt from a rule or obligation; a system of order or government, especially one ordained by God.
dispensationalism
nounVery Low
/dɪˌspen.seɪ.ʃən.əl.ɪ.zəm/A theological system or framework for interpreting history and biblical scripture, particularly within evangelical Protestantism, which divides history into distinct periods or 'dispensations' in which God relates to humanity in different ways.
dispensator
nounExtremely Rare
/dɪˈspɛn.seɪ.tə/A person or thing that dispenses, distributes, or administers something.
dispensatory
adjectivenounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
/dɪˈspensət(ə)ri/A book or official guide containing formulas, preparations, and instructions for compounding medicines, as opposed to a simple list of drugs (pharmacopoeia).
dispense
nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
/dɪˈspɛns/to distribute, give out, or provide something, often in portions or systematically
dispenser
nounB1
/dɪˈspensə/A machine or device designed to automatically release a specific amount of something.
dispensing optician
nounC1
/dɪˈspensɪŋ ɒpˈtɪʃ(ə)n/A healthcare professional, qualified and registered, who fits and supplies eyeglasses and contact lenses according to prescriptions from optometrists or ophthalmologists.
dispeople
verb-transitiveExtremely Rare / Archaic
/dɪsˈpiːp(ə)l/To depopulate, to remove or drive away the inhabitants from a place.
dispermy
nounRare
/dɪˈspɜːmi/The fertilization of an ovum by two spermatozoa.
dispersal
nounC1
/dɪˈspɜː.səl/The act or process of spreading things or people over a wide area, or of becoming spread out.
dispersal prison
nounLow frequency (C2 Level)
/dɪˈspɜː.səl ˈprɪz.ən/A high-security prison designed to hold multiple high-risk inmates by dispersing them in separate units, rather than concentrating them in one location.
dispersal zone
nounC1
/dɪˈspɜːs(ə)l zəʊn/A designated area where police have special powers to order groups to leave and not return for a specified period, to prevent anti-social behaviour or violence.
dispersant
adjectivenounC2 (Very Low Frequency / Specialised)
/dɪˈspɜː.sənt/A chemical agent used to break up and spread out liquid particles (especially oil) into smaller droplets, typically in a surrounding liquid (especially water).
disperse
adjectiveverbverb-intransitive+1C1
/dɪˈspɜːs/To distribute or spread over a wide area, or to cause something to do so; to break up and scatter in different directions.

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