Phrasal verbs are an important feature of the English language. The meaning of a phrasal verb often bears no relation to the meaning of either the verb or the particle which is used with it. Many phrasal verbs have several different meanings.
Dish up (to put all the food onto plates)
Thelma dished up the most delicious meal for me.
Dispense with (to stop using someone or something)
Can companies dispense with advertising?
Dispose of (to throw something away)
Do you know that nuclear waste is often disposed of under the sea?
Dissociate with (to consider two things or people as separate and not related to each other)
We cannot dissociate people with their political opinions.
Dive into (to start doing something suddenly and energetically)
We gradually dived into a political discussion without reaching any conclusion.
Divest of (to remove something you are wearing)
John divested himself of his hat before entering the church.
Divide by (you can divide a larger number by a smaller number)
When you divide 25 by 5 you get 5.
Divide up (to separate something into smaller parts)
The teacher divided up the class into four groups.
Do away with (to get rid of something)
The government can do away with some institutions which do not function properly.
Do up (to fasten something)
She asked me to do up her dress.
Do with (to put something somewhere)
What have you done with my office keys?
Do without (to manage without something or someone)
When the workload is heavy, can you do without him?
Dole out (to give something to several people)
Can you keep doling out money to poor people all the time?
Doll up (to make someone more attractive by wearing special clothes)
Sandra dolled herself up for the wedding.
Doom to (to make something or someone sure to fail)
Our plan was doomed to failure from the start.
Be dotted with (to find similar things in different places)
The village was dotted with little huts.
Dote on (to love someone completely)
Emma dotes on her little daughter.