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dispose
[ dih-spohz ]
verb (used with object)
- to give a tendency or inclination to; incline:
His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- to put in a particular or the proper order or arrangement; adjust by arranging the parts.
- to put in a particular or suitable place:
The lamp was disposed on a table nearby.
- to make fit or ready; prepare:
Your words of cheer dispose me for the task.
verb (used without object)
- to arrange or decide matters:
to do as God disposes.
- Obsolete. to make terms.
noun
- Archaic. disposition; habit.
- Obsolete. arrangement; regulation; disposal.
verb phrase
- to deal with conclusively; settle.
- to get rid of; discard.
- to transfer or give away, as by gift or sale.
- to do away with; destroy.
dispose
/ ɪˈəʊ /
verb
- intrfoll byof
- to deal with or settle
- to give, sell, or transfer to another
- to throw out or away
- to consume, esp hurriedly
- to kill
- to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition
man proposes, God disposes
- tr to make willing or receptive
- tr to adjust or place in a certain order or position
- troften foll byto to accustom or condition
noun
- an obsolete word for disposal disposition
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱·DziԲ· adverb
- d·Dz verb (used with object) redisposed redisposing
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dispose1
Example Sentences
Radiation Survivors, “Shakespeare insightfully realized that disposing of lawyers is a step in the direction of a totalitarian form of government.”
All such documents should be disposed of in a "burn bag" or by shredding in an approved machine.
She said that’s in part because private contractors are paying extra fees to dispose of fire debris that contain toxins.
Tesla agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle civil allegations brought by 25 California district attorneys that it illegally disposed of hazardous waste at its car service centers, energy centers and its Fremont factory.
He died a few months later without revealing where he had disposed of their bodies.
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