English > dole out: 1 sense > verb 1, possessionMeaning | Administer or bestow, as in small portions. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
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Example | "dole out some money" |
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Synonyms | distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot |
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Narrower | assign, allot, portion | Give out |
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deal | Distribute cards to the players in a game / game / game |
give, apply | Give or convey physically |
reallot | allot again |
Broader | give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
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Spanish | adjudicar, asignar, conceder, destinar, dispensar, distribuir, repartir |
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Catalan | adjudicar, assignar, concedir, destinar, dispensar, distribuir, repartir |
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