dispose

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 2 French 2.1 Verb 3 Italian 3.1 Verb 3.2 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: US /dɪˈspəʉzd/
• IPA: RP /dɪˈspəʊz/
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• Rhymes: -əʊz

[edit] Etymology

From Old French disposer.

[edit] Verb

to dispose (third-person singular simple present disposes, present participle disposing, simple past and past participle disposed)

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

   I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.

2. To distribute and put in place.
   • 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 6

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

3. To deal out; to assign to a use.
4. To incline

   In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution. (Used here intransitively in the passive voice)

[edit] Synonyms

• incline

[edit] Antonyms

• indispose
• disincline

[edit] Derived terms

• disposition
• disposal
• dispose of

[edit] Translations

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb

dispose

1. First-person singular present indicative of disposer.
2. Third-person singular present indicative of disposer.
3. First-person singular present subjunctive of disposer.
4. Third-person singular present subjunctive of disposer.
5. Second-person singular imperative of disposer .

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

dispose

1. Third-person singular past historic of disporre.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of deiopss
• dispeso