dispose
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dispose
- /dɪsˈpoʊz/ US
- /dɪˈspəʊz/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊz
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French disposer.
verb disposes · disposing · disposed
- 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. Now, dear soldiers, march away: / And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day!
- To deal out; to assign to a use. what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor
- To incline. In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution.
- To bargain; to make terms. She had disposed with Caesar.
- To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine. the knightly forms of combat to dispose
Similar: incline, discard · Opposite: indispose, disincline
noun
- The disposal or management of something. By thus doing, he submits himself to God's rod, commits himself to the dispose of his providence; yea, by thus doing, he casteth the lot of his present and future condition into the lap of his creditors, and leaves the whole dispose thereof to the Lord […]
- Behaviour; disposition.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cast out, cast away, cast aside, throw away, chuck out, discard, toss out, throw out, put away, toss, incline, fling, qualify, toss away, removal, elimination
verb
Similar: incline, discard · Opposite: indispose, disincline
Translations
Every language
verb to get rid of something
| Español | deshacerse, desechar |
|---|---|
| Português | descartar, eliminar, jogar fora, deitar fora, livrar-se de |
| Français | se débarrasser de, éliminer |
| Deutsch | beseitigen, entsorgen |
| Italiano | eliminare, disporre, mettere, depositare |
| Русский | избавля́ться izbavljátʹsja, изба́виться izbávitʹsja |
| עברית | נפטר niftár |
verb to distribute and put in place
| Español | disponer |
|---|---|
| Português | dispor |
| Deutsch | ordnen |
| Italiano | distribuire, propendere, essere incline |
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