Meaning & use
dispose
To get rid of something, or to arrange people or things in a particular way or state of mind.
See it in a sentence
Please dispose of the batteries at a recycling center instead of the trash.
Years of hard training disposed her to remain calm under intense competitive pressure.
A note on using this word
'Dispose of' means to throw away, while 'dispose' alone often means to make someone inclined toward something.
Words with a similar meaning
discardarrange
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Words with an opposite meaning
keepretain
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