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单词 disposal
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disposaln.

/dɪˈspəʊzəl/
Etymology: < dispose v. + -al suffix1.
The act or faculty of disposing, in various senses.
1. The action of arranging, ordering, or regulating by right of power or possession; control, direction, management; esp. Divine control of the course of events; ordinance, appointment, dispensation; = disposition n. 3. Obsolete.
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society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration
dispositionc1374
ministrationc1390
disposing1406
procuration?a1425
guidingc1425
economy?1440
conduct1454
solicitation1492
regimenta1500
mayning1527
enterprisea1533
handlinga1538
conduction1565
manyment1567
disposure1569
conveyance1572
managing1579
disposement1583
government1587
carriage1589
manage1591
steerage1597
management1598
steering1599
manurance1604
fixing1605
dispose1611
administry?1616
husbandry1636
dispensatorship1637
admin1641
managery1643
disposal1649
mesnagery1653
contrectation1786
conducting1793
wielding1820
managership1864
operation1872
operating1913
case management1918
1649 J. Milton Tenure of Kings 3 God out of his providence and high disposall.
1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 210 Tax not divine disposal . View more context for this quotation
1696 W. Whiston Disc. conc. Mosaick Hist. Creation 8 in New Theory of Earth An unusual and miraculous disposal of things.
1710 M. Henry Comm. Eccl. iii. 14 God changeth his disposals and yet is unchangeable in his Counsels.
2. The action of disposing of, putting away, getting rid of, settling, or definitely dealing with.
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the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > conduct of affairs or dealing with > definitely
dispositiona1382
disposal1648
1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xiv. 93 A Letter which he had writ..concerning the disposall of our persons.
1688 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 235 Touching ye Great Seals's Disposall in his absence.
1731 J. Gay Let. 11 Apr. in J. Swift Corr. (1766) II. 125 Directions about the disposal of your money.
1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 505 The disposal of the dead is always a question of difficulty.
1885 Law Times 80 138/1 To devote about a week..at the end of each sitting to the disposal of these actions.
3.
a. The action of bestowing, giving or making over; bestowal, assignment.
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1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 265 To his second Son he had given the Seniory..with other subsequent disposals.
1733 J. Swift Thoughts on Var. Subj. in J. Swift et al. Misc. I. 304 To use his Credit in the Disposal of an Imployment to a Person..fittest for it.
1783 E. Burke Speech Fox's E. India Bill in Wks. (1815) IV. 120 The disposal by parliament of any office derived from the authority of the crown.
b. Alienation, making over, or parting with, by sale or the like.
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society > law > transfer of property > [noun]
release1344
alienationc1425
conveying1483
transportc1485
state making1487
conveyance1523
designation1573
transferring1573
assignation1579
dispose1591
assignment1592
convey1592
disposing1638
disposurea1649
attornment1650
abalienation1656
transfer1674
disposal1697
conveyancing1714
transference1766
disposition1861
1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xviii. 503 To sell some commodities, that he had not yet disposed of..he chose rather to leave the disposal of them to some Merchant there.
a1855 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. v. 118 I am happy that the speedy disposal of the pictures will enable you..to settle this unpleasant affair.
1868 Stephen's New Comm. Laws Eng. (ed. 6) II. ii. ii. iv. 44 The right of disposal is..suspended.
4. Power or right to dispose of, make use of, or deal with as one pleases; control, command, management: usually in at (in) one's disposal.
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society > authority > [noun] > authority to deal with as one pleases
dispositionc1374
devotion1558
dispose1594
disposure1606
disposal1630
1630 J. Wadsworth Eng. Spanish Pilgrime (new ed.) viii. 82 My Father being dead, and I at my owne disposall.
1667 Bp. S. Parker Free Censvre Platonick Philos. 7 Though the biggest portions of our felicity be at our own disposals.
a1699 W. Temple Ess. Different Conditions of Life in Wks. (1731) I. 308 A Man in Publick Affairs, is like one at Sea; never in his own Disposal, but in that of Winds and Tides.
1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 154. ⁋3 A very pretty young Lady, in her own Disposal.
1767 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. (new ed.) II. 216 The lords, who had the disposal of these female heiresses in marriage.
1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) I. i. 84 Sufficient funds having been..placed at the disposal of the Government.
5. Arrangement, placing in a particular order: = disposition n. 1.
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun]
layingc1330
pitchinga1398
settinga1398
couchingc1400
stowingc1440
placingc1449
stelling1560
disposition1563
location1568
planting1585
situation1589
collocation1605
situating1611
disposurea1625
depositure1635
allodgement1639
instalment1646
fixation1652
deposition1659
lodgement1713
repositing1713
emplacement1742
bestowal1773
locating1774
disposal1828
placement1844
allocation1846
enlodgement1884
siting1902
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) This object was effected by the disposal of the troops in two lines.
1842 Fraser's Mag. 26 472 The admirable disposal of the drapery.
1890 A. Gissing Village Hampden I. viii. 190 A very tasteful disposal about the granary of flowers..and evergreens.

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b. A domestic waste disposal unit. U.S. colloquial.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > clearing of refuse matter > refuse disposal > [noun] > apparatus for refuse disposal
refuse destructor1880
refuse consumer1885
garbage disposal1928
wastemaster1946
garburator1947
disposal1953
waste-disposer1962
waste disposal unit1967
1953 Wall St. Jrnl. 14 Dec. 21/4 General Electric's Appliance Park development..is already making kitchen ranges, automatic washers and dryers, dishwashers and disposals.
1967 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 25 June (1970) 539 Betty gave her the full treatment about the washer and dryer and disposal.
1973 Washington Post 13 Jan. e3/2 (advt.) Each condominium comes equipped with an all electric kitchen, including dish-washer, frost-free refrigerator, range and disposal.
1986 Cambridge (Mass.) Chron. 6 Mar. 10 (advt.) Wiring for elec. dryers, outlets, switches, ranges and disposals.
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