dispose C1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /dɪsˈpoʊz/ UK /dɪˈspəʊz/ See IPA manual Freq #9970 Meanings 1 verb To get rid of something, especially something unwanted (used with 'of'). Please dispose of your rubbish in the bins provided. 2 verb To sell or give away property (used with 'of'). They disposed of their parents' house after the funeral. 3 verb To make someone likely to feel or act in a certain way. His warm manner disposed everyone to trust him. 4 verb To arrange or place things in a particular order. The chairs were disposed neatly around the table. Thesaurus Synonyms discardincline ↔ Opposites disinclineindispose Word family Forms disposeddisposesdisposingundisposed Derived forms disposabilitydisposabledisposaldisposementdispositiondisposophobiaforedisposemisdisposeredispose Common collocations dispose of Verb + preposition/particle Etymology AI details From French disposer. *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European disposer French View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dispose **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈpoʊz/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈspəʊz/ **Frequency rank:** 9970 ## Meanings 1. To get rid of something, especially something unwanted (used with 'of'). 2. To sell or give away property (used with 'of'). 3. To make someone likely to feel or act in a certain way. 4. To arrange or place things in a particular order. ## Examples - Please dispose of your rubbish in the bins provided. - They disposed of their parents' house after the funeral. - His warm manner disposed everyone to trust him. - The chairs were disposed neatly around the table. ## Synonyms - discard - incline ## Antonyms - disincline - indispose ## Derived Forms - disposability - disposable - disposal - disposement - disposition - disposophobia - foredispose - misdispose - redispose ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *tḱey- - Root: disposer ## Etymology From French disposer. ## AI Etymology Dispose comes from French disposer. The historical chain includes *tḱey- (Proto-Indo-European) and disposer (French). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as disposability, disposable, disposal, and disposement. In present use it covers to get rid of something, especially something unwanted (used with 'of'), to sell or give away property (used with 'of'), and to make someone likely to feel or act in a certain way. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown