dispose
pronunciation
How to pronounce dispose in British English:
UK [dɪˈspəʊz]
How to pronounce dispose in American English:
US [dɪˈspoʊz]
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- Verb:
- give, sell, or transfer to another
- throw or cast away
- make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
- make fit or prepared
Word Origin
- dispose
- dispose: see position
- dispose (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French disposer (13c.) "arrange, order, control, regulate" (influenced in form by poser "to place"), from Latin disponere "put in order, arrange, distribute," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + ponere "to put, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)). Related: Disposed; disposing.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Despite their name , disposable nappies are notoriously difficult to dispose of .
- 2. Less clear is how central banks will ever dispose of these bond mountains .
- 3. It remains unclear how the government will dispose of this vast , confiscated wealth .
- 4. The pooling radioactive water raises pressing new questions for the government and tepco about how to dispose of it .
- 5. Some humanitarian organisations are considering using vacuum toilets for crisis situations , because there is less waste to dispose of .