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dispose

/ dispose /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
"Their language inclines us to believe them"
Opposites:
indispose disincline
Type of:
determine shape mold
Kinds of:
predispose
Derived:
inclination disposition tendency
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb Sense 2
give, sell, or transfer to another
"She disposed of her parents'' possessions"
Type of:
sell
Kinds of:
redispose
Derived:
disposal disposition
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
make fit or prepared
"Your education qualifies you for this job"
Opposites:
disqualify unfit indispose
Type of:
prepare groom train
Kinds of:
habilitate capacitate
Derived:
quality caliber calibre
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb Sense 4
throw or cast away
"Put away your worries"
Type of:
get rid of remove
Kinds of:
unlearn deep-six give it the deep six jettison trash
Derived:
disposal disposition fling discard throwing away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
36
Times Searched
2
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determine shape mold predispose indispose disincline sell redispose prepare groom train habilitate