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dispose

/dɪsˈpoʊz/verb2 syllables

Dispose means: throw or cast away.

Synonyms for dispose14

verb, as in throw or cast away

discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away

verb, as in make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief

incline

verb, as in make fit or prepared

qualify

Opposites of dispose

indispose

What does dispose mean?5

verb

1

throw or cast away“Put away your worries”

2

make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief“Their language inclines us to believe them”

3

make fit or prepared“Your education qualifies you for this job”

4

give, sell, or transfer to another“She disposed of her parents' possessions”

5

place or put in a particular order“the dots are unevenly disposed”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dispose?34

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 34 rhymes for dispose, grouped by syllable

Dispose in a sentence

  • Dispose of used napkins in the trash, not in the sink or toilet.Amastan
  • Don't be lazy, find a proper place to dispose of your trash.Amastan
  • Dispose of coffee grounds and tea leaves in the trash, not the sink.Amastan
  • When you're done with snacks, dispose of wrappers and containers properly.Amastan
  • It's not safe to dispose of a light bulb in your home waste.Amastan
  • How to dispose of light bulbs in an environmentally responsible way?Amastan
  • Where do you dispose of your light bulbs?Amastan
  • Yanni needs to dispose of these light bulbs at an appropriate place.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dispose

as a verb

past tense
disposed
present participle
disposing
third-person singular
disposes