to dispose
149
3.4
- verb
- /dɪˈspoʊz/
:
deshacerse de
- By not shipping waste, we save energy and the cost of disposing of it in cities.
- dispose of waste
- dispose of hazardous waste
- treat and dispose of
My dad's job was to dispose of those bodies.
- My dad's job was to dispose of those bodies.
- So first, alcohol tends to be a mild diuretic, so it makes our body dispose of water at a little bit.
- Corrine was asked if she had ever disposed of any clothing or any other evidence belonging to Luke.
- But if they're gone off or if they're too old or half done or anything, I'm going to recycle where I can and dispose where I have to.
- Other countries are struggling with it as well, and some of them have made much better progress than we have in finding a way to dispose of the nuclear waste from spent fuel.
- You know, if it, if they, if you kill a child, you know, or if you, you, you kill a child, you need to be disposed of.
- And, you know, how do you dispose of them once they deteriorate?
- However you're going to dispose of used fuel.
- How quickly is your body able to dispose of that blood glucose.
- They're able to use people more easily and dispose of people more easily.
Examples
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You should properly dispose of old batteries at a recycling center.
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Do you know how to dispose of confidential information when it is no longer needed?
Academic text (2011) -
You thought that household things were also yours to dispose of.
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Why can't you simply dispose of the drugs as well?
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Dispose of all technology before proceeding to these locations.
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Collected waste is waste that is regularly collected and disposed of by the local municipality.
Academic text (1999) -
Please dispose of your trash in the designated bins.
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He decided to dispose of the outdated furniture by donating it to charity.
Synonyms
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1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
541
2.6
To drop or throw things away in a careless way
477
1.8
To get rid of something you do not want, for example by putting it in the bin
348
1.0
To throw something lightly to another person
250
6.3
Sell goods, often to clear old stock
202
1.8
To put something in the trash because you do not want it
131
3.5
To get rid of something you do not need
130
2.7
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
91
3.1
Remove all things from a place so it becomes empty
69
7.2
To give up control, a right, or something you own
57
3.5
To quickly get rid of things by offering them at low prices
49
6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
39
2.7
To throw away things you do not want
34
1.0
To throw away something you no longer want
31
1.3
To carry the garbage from your home to an outside bin for collection
30
3.7
To throw away something that is no longer useful
29
7.8
Throw things from a ship or plane to make it lighter
13
3.0
To throw away things that are no longer useful
11
3.7
Reject or ignore people and things you no longer want
10
7.5
Sell off an asset or part of a business
5
2.0
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
4
4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
3
4.8
To get rid of something you do not want or need
1
3.7
To throw away things you do not want
1
7.5
To get rid of something unwanted, for example a bad habit or a weak branch
1
8.6
To get rid of something permanently
To throw something away and stop using it
To remove an item from a museum or library collection and sell it to raise money for new items
To remove an item from a museum collection to sell or throw it away
To throw away defective goods instead of selling them
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
dispose = pose (opaque) = dis + pose
Although formally analyzable as 'dis-' + 'pose', the common sense 'dispose of' = 'get rid of' is idiomatic and not predictable from 'pose' for average learners.
Etymology
Dispose in the sense 'get rid of' grew from the idea of 'putting aside' (Latin dis- 'apart' and ponere 'to put'), which led to the phrase 'dispose of' meaning 'put away' or 'throw away'. That's why to dispose of something is to get rid of it.