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- Dictionarydispose/dɪˈspəʊz/
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.
to get rid of someone or something or deal with something so that the matter is finished: How did they dispose of the body? It took only five minutes for the world champion to dispose of (= defeat) his opponent. Fewer examples. Surely there must be a better way to dispose of nuclear waste?
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:
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.
Definition of dispose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
