Dispose

/dɪsˈpoʊz/ · verb

Meaning

(intransitive, with of) To eliminate or to get rid of something..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive, with of) To eliminate or to get rid of something.
2. To distribute or arrange; to put in place.
3. To deal out; to assign to a use.
4. To incline.
5. (obsolete) To bargain; to make terms.
6. (obsolete) To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.
7. (obsolete) The disposal or management of something.
8. (obsolete) Behaviour; disposition.

Example Sentences

I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.

Now, dear soldiers, march away: / And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day!

Marianne’s pianoforte was unpacked and properly disposed of, and Elinor’s drawing were affixed to the walls of their sitting rooms.

I sat down within three feet of the entrance door, and I had no sooner got disposed than the door opened and a man came in[…].

By disposing the driving power over a number of cars instead of concentrating it in a single locomotive a great advance was made towards a high rate of acceleration.

what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor

In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution.

Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose / To future good our past and present woes.

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• disposes
• disposing
• disposed

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