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D0282200 (dĭ-spōz′)v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es v.tr.1. To put into a willing or receptive frame of mind; incline: "If we're going to preach the politics of virtue, then we need to promote the social conditions that dispose people to be virtuous" (Lillian B. Rubin).2. To place or set in a particular order; arrange: "Sally ... was beginning to loosen the upper sheet and dispose the pillows" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).v.intr. To determine the course of events: Man proposes, God disposes.Phrasal Verb: dispose of1. To finish dealing with something; settle: Let's dispose of the matter and turn to something else.2. To give or transfer to someone else, especially permanently: She disposed of her estate among her heirs. He disposed of his memoirs to a research library.3. To get rid of; throw out: He disposed of the newspapers after reading them.4. To kill or destroy.

[Middle English disposen, to arrange, from Old French disposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin dispōnere, to arrange : dis-, apart; see dis- + pōnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

dis·pos′er n.

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get rid of">get rid of1. 'dispose of'

If you dispose of something that you no longer want or need, you throw it away or give it to someone.

Hundreds of used computers had to be disposed of.This is the safest means of disposing of nuclear waste.

Be Careful!
You must use of after dispose. Don't say that someone 'disposes something'.

2. 'get rid of'

Dispose is a fairly formal word. In conversation and in less formal writing, you usually say that someone gets rid of something.

Now let's get rid of all this stuff.There was a lot of rubbish to be got rid of.

Thesaurus

Verb

dispose of - deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly"handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

dispose

verb1. To put into a deliberate order:arrange, array, deploy, marshal, order, organize, range, sort, systematize.2. To have an impact on in a certain way:incline, influence, predispose, sway.phrasal verb
dispose of1. To put into correct or conclusive form:arrange, conclude, fix, settle.2. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:discard, dump, junk, scrap, throw away, throw out.Informal: chuck, jettison, shuck (off).Slang: ditch.

Translations

扔掉

dispose

(diˈspəuz) verb1. to make inclined. I am not disposed to help him.倾向于2. to arrange or settle. 安排diˈsposable adjective intended to be thrown away or destroyed after use. disposable cups/plates.用后扔掉的diˈsposal noun the act of getting rid of something. the disposal of waste paper.处理at one's disposal available for one's use. They put a car at his disposal during his stay.听某人之便dispose of to get rid of. I've disposed of your old coat.扔掉

dispose of

dispose of (someone or something)

1. To eliminate someone or something; to get rid of someone or something. The CEO is apt to dispose of any manager who does not agree with him all the time. After our basement flooded, we had to dispose of most of the boxes we'd stored down there.2. To settle or resolve something. Jean is the best editor in the writing center, so she'll definitely dispose of any issues in your paper.3. To relocate, sell, or give something away. Once I move into the city, I'll need to dispose of my car.4. slang To kill someone. We need to dispose of the informant before he goes running to the police again.See also: dispose, of

dispose of someone or something

to get rid of someone or something. (See also someone">dispose of someone.) How can I dispose of this bothersome customer? Where shall I dispose of this wastepaper?See also: dispose, of

dispose of someone

Sl. to kill someone. (See also someone or something">dispose of someone or something.) Max suggested that he would dispose of Lefty if Lefty continued to be a pest. The boss ordered Max to dispose of Lefty.See also: dispose, of

dispose of

1. Attend to, settle, deal with, as in He quickly disposed of the problem. [Early 1600s] 2. Transfer, part with, as by giving away or selling. For example, They wanted to dispose of the land as soon as possible. [Second half of 1600s] 3. Get rid of, throw out, as in Can we dispose of the trash in this barrel? Oliver Goldsmith had this idiom in She Stoops to Conquer (1773): "I'm disposing of the husband before I have secured the lover." [Mid-1600s] 4. Kill or destroy; also, humorously, consume. For example, The king was determined to dispose of his enemies, or John disposed of the cake in no time. [Second half of 1800s] See also: dispose, of

dispose of

v.1. To throw out or get rid of something: The government hired contractors to dispose of the nuclear waste.2. To settle or attend to some problem, question, or situation: We quickly disposed of the problem before anyone found out.3. To transfer or part with something, as by giving away or selling it: The bank disposed of its bad loans.4. To kill or destroy someone: The dictator disposed of all his enemies.See also: dispose, of

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