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dispose Definition

dis·pose (di spōz′)

transitive verb -·posed′, -·pos′·ing

  1. to place in a certain order or arrangement
  2. to arrange (matters); settle or regulate (affairs)
  3. to make willing; incline
  4. to make susceptible or liable

Etymology: ME disposen < OFr disposer, to put apart, hence arrange < perf. stem of L disponere, to arrange: see dis- & position

intransitive verb

to have the power to arrange or settle affairs

dispose Idioms

dispose of

  1. to deal with conclusively; settle
  2. to give away or sell
  3. to get rid of; throw away

dispose Synonyms

dispose

v.

  1. To put in place

    arrange, array, settle, distribute; see deploy, order 3, place 1.

  2. To make willing or liable

    incline, predispose, lead, motivate; see influence.

dispose Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • carcass: Within a further 24 hours, the target was to have disposed of the animal carcasses.
  • waste: To dispose of ultimate residual waste by using landfill.
  • rubbish: A Few Simple Pointers Removing the leftovers - you need to dispose of any rubbish sensibly.
  • asset: An impairment review is also carried out when a decision is made to dispose of an asset and take it out of service.
  • plutonium: The Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility is a key component of the Administration's effort to dispose of surplus weapons plutonium.
  • litter: Finally, please dispose of litter in bins provided - that's what they are there for!

Object

  • waste: The lower rate of tax, which applies to inactive wastes disposed at landfill, remains at £ 2 per ton.
  • asset: The husband has the [ insurance policies ] worth £ 7,400 and about £ 4,000 in assets disposed of.
  • item: All fume cupboards should be inspected regularly ( at the least every 6 months ) and unwanted items disposed of.
  • material: Would it be possible to arrange and dispose this much material accurately by non-electronic means?
  • property: Support for this can be found in considering recipients of property disposed of in breach of trust.

Infinitive complement

  • believe: At the time, I was disposed to believe him.
  • consider: Having obtained a series of concordant observations on gas thus prepared I was at first disposed to consider the work on nitrogen as finished.

Modifying Another Word

  • favorably: Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants, has personal reasons for feeling favorably disposed toward Britain.
  • safely: See Cleaning & maintenance to find out how to safely dispose of anti fouling paint residues during boat wash down.
  • otherwise: The Bank may transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of this Agreement without notice to the Customer.
  • favorably: If he is favorably disposed toward you, will I not send you word and let you know?
  • charitably: There is no doubt that the poorer classes in our country are much more charitably disposed than their superiors in wealth.
  • symmetrically: This cell has a motor which spontaneously switches direction - so there are two lines symmetrically disposed about the origin.

Followed by an intransitive particle

off: Dried residues of solvent based products can be disposed off with general builders waste.