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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Multiword verbs with dispose

dispose of Prepositional verb C1

to get rid of something or arrange for it to leave your possession

Thesaurus

Synonyms

discard incline

Opposites

disincline indispose

Word family

Forms disposeddisposesdisposingundisposed

Derived forms disposabilitydisposable disposaldisposementdispositiondisposophobiaforedisposemisdisposeredispose

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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dispose of
to get rid of something or arrange for it to leave your possession

Verb + preposition/particle

Proverbs (1)

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Man proposes, God disposes

Etymology

From French disposer.

*tḱey- Proto-Indo-European disposer French

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# 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

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