dispose

  • 51dispose of something — dispose of (something) to end a problem. We need to dispose of the threat from diseases that can be easily controlled by vaccination …

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  • 52dispose of for profit — index sell Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 53dispose — I. verb (disposed; disposing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French desposer, from Latin disponere to arrange (perfect indicative disposui), from dis + ponere to put more at position Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to give a tendency …

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  • 54dispose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. arrange; regulate, ad just; incline. See authority, arrangement, tendency. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To put in place] Syn. arrange, array, settle, distribute; see deploy , order 3 , place 1 . 2. [To… …

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  • 55dispose of — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To eliminate] Syn. get rid of, relinquish, throw away, part with; see discard , sell 1 . 2. [To kill] Syn. murder, eliminate, slaughter, destroy; see kill 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To put into correct or… …

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  • 56dispose — see POSITION …

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  • 57dispose — dis·pose || dɪ spəʊz v. control; arrange, put in order …

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  • 58dispose of — get rid of, settle, give away or sell …

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  • 59dispose of — 1. Sell, transfer, convey, alienate, part with, put out of one s possession, get rid of. 2. Determine the condition of, arrange for. 3. Remove, put away, get rid of. 4. Employ, use, put to use, do with …

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  • 60dispose — I. v. a. 1. Arrange, range, rank, group, marshal, set, place, place in order. 2. Adjust, regulate, settle, determine, set right. 3. Incline, lead, move, induce, bias, predispose. II. v. n. 1. Control, regulate, rule, settle, decide. 2. Bargain,… …

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