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verb
- 1. get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else: "the waste is disposed of in the North Sea"
- 2. incline (someone) towards a particular activity or mood: "prolactin, a calming hormone, is released, disposing you towards sleep" Similar
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to get rid of something, especially by throwing it away: The agency has put an end to new efforts to dispose of hazardous waste in sensitive environmental areas. FINANCE. to sell an asset, property, or part of a business:
The meaning of DISPOSE is to give a tendency to : incline. How to use dispose in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dispose.
Dispose definition: to give a tendency or inclination to; incline. See examples of DISPOSE used in a sentence.
1. a. to deal with or settle. b. to give, sell, or transfer to another. c. to throw out or away. d. to consume, esp hurriedly. e. to kill. 2. to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition: man proposes, God disposes.
to get rid of something, especially by throwing it away: The agency has put an end to new efforts to dispose of hazardous waste in sensitive environmental areas. FINANCE. to sell an asset, property, or part of a business:
verb. /dɪˈspəʊz/ (formal) Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. dispose something/somebody + adv./prep. to arrange things or people in a particular way or position. The visitors disposed themselves in a circle round the statue. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
6 meanings: 1. a. to deal with or settle b. to give, sell, or transfer to another c. to throw out or away d. to consume, esp.... Click for more definitions.
If you dispose of something, you get rid of it. Don't want that sweatshirt with the clown's face on it? Give it away, throw it out, even sell it — these are all ways to dispose of that awful shirt.
Definitions of 'dispose' 1. to place in a certain order or arrangement. [...] 2. to arrange (matters); settle or regulate (affairs) [...] 3. to make willing; incline. [...] 5. to have the power to arrange or settle affairs. [...] More. Conjugations of 'dispose' present simple: I dispose, you dispose [...] past simple: I disposed, you disposed [...]
Aug 30, 2024 · dispose (third-person singular simple present disposes, present participle disposing, simple past and past participle disposed) (intransitive, used with "of") To eliminate or to get rid of something. I dispose of my trash in the garbage can. To distribute or arrange; to put in place.
