dispense with

verbs

give up what is not strictly needed
"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"
dispense with, give up, part with, spare
do without or cease to hold or adhere to
"We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
dispense with, forego, foreswear, forgo, relinquish, waive
forgo or do or go without
dispense with
is a type of (narrower)
forsake, leave behind
"We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
abandon