Dispose
To get rid of by throwing away; to deal with or settle (a matter); to place or arrange something in a particular way.
verbDispose
To get rid of by throwing away; to deal with or settle (a matter); to place or arrange something in a particular way.
verbImagine This
Picture cleaning a cluttered desk: you dispose of old papers by tossing them into the recycling bin, and you also dispose of a tricky problem by resolving it and setting it aside.
Sounds Like
dih-SPOHZ
Looks Like
looks like disposal or disposition
Remember This
Dispose often appears in phrases like 'dispose of trash' or 'dispose of a problem.' The related noun forms include disposal and disposition, which are different in meaning but share the same root.
Other Forms
Connect With
discard, eliminate, throw away, remove, settle
Note
Do not confuse dispose with disposal (the act of disposing) or disposition (a person's inherent attitude or the act of arranging things). Also note the sense 'disposed to' means inclined or willing to do something.