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dispose ofto get rid of something; to throw away or sell something you no longer want

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to get rid of something; to throw away or sell something you no longer want

Pronunciation (IPA): /dɪˈspoʊz ʌv/

Korean meaning: 처리하다, 버리다, 없애다

Korean pronunciation: 디**스포**즈 오브

Example Sentences

  • My mom finally decided to dispose of my childhood teddy bear collection.
  • The company needs to dispose of old documents according to legal requirements.
  • He tried to dispose of the evidence, but the detective found it anyway.

dispose of

VERB

//dɪˈspoʊz ʌv//

to get rid of something; to throw away or sell something you no longer want

dispose of concept
💡 Concept

to get rid of something; to throw away or sell something you no longer want

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dispose of rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Dispose of the old to compose anew, let sunlight expose your creative breakthrough!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dɪˈspoʊz ʌv/
🇬🇧 UK/dɪˈspəʊz ʌv/

🌳Etymology

Prefixdis--
Rootpose

Origin

From Old French 'disposer' meaning to arrange or settle, derived from Latin 'disponere' (dis- meaning apart + ponere meaning to place or put). The phrase 'dispose of' developed in Middle English to mean to arrange, settle, or eventually to get rid of something.

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🎵Rhyme

composeproposeexpose
compose
propose
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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom finally decided to dispose of my childhood teddy bear collection.

The company needs to dispose of old documents according to legal requirements.

He tried to dispose of the evidence, but the detective found it anyway.

😄 Fun example

Please dispose of your chewing gum properly, not under the desk!

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

throw awayget rid ofdiscardeliminateremove

Antonyms

keepretainpreserve

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