dispose

//dɪˈspəʊz//
B2Frequency Level 10Neutral
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Verb

disposeInfinitive
disposePresent tense
disposedPast tense
disposedPast participle
disposingPresent participle
disposesThird-person singular
1

To get rid of something; to throw away or discard.

Please dispose of the old newspapers in the recycling bin.

2

To arrange or settle matters; to deal with something decisively.

The manager disposed of the issue quickly and efficiently.

3

To make someone inclined or willing to do something.

Her kind words disposed him to help her.

4

To place or distribute in a particular arrangement.

The general disposed his troops along the river.

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