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- pronunciation:
- dih
spoz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- dispose of
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disposes, disposing, disposed |
| definition 1: |
to make willing or make open to; incline.
The mild evening temperature disposed them to linger outdoors.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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His son's humble request disposed his father to be generous.[verb + smby/smth + infinitive
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- synonyms:
- incline, induce, motivate, move, prompt, tempt
- antonyms:
- indispose
- similar words:
- bend, cause, inspire, predispose
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| definition 2: |
to place or arrange.
She carefully disposed the furniture about the room.- synonyms:
- arrange, array, order, organize, place
- antonyms:
- disorder
- similar words:
- collocate, marshal, position
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| definition 3: |
to put into proper or definitive order; make disposition of.
- synonyms:
- organize
- antonyms:
- disorder
- similar words:
- marshal, regulate, systematize
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| related words: |
favor, form, influence, lay, lead, order, organize, position, prompt, tempt |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to settle matters.
- synonyms:
- determine, settle
- similar words:
- decide
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adverb + (v.)dispose
carefully, easily, environmentally, favorably, illegally, improperly, kindly, legally, naturally, neatly, normally, otherwise, permanently, positively, safely, strongly
(v.)dispose
+ adverb
properly, responsibly, without
(v.)dispose
+ noun
ash,
asset,
battery,
belongings,
body,
can,
carcass,
chemical,
container,
corpse,
enemy,
evil,
explosive,
facility,
feces,
felony,
fortune,
fuel,
garbage,
holding,
household,
incinerator,
item,
landfill,
material,
munition,
needle,
packaging,
paint,
pet,
plastic,
plutonium,
possession,
property,
quantity,
razor,
refuse,
remains,
residuals,
rocket,
scrap,
sewage,
sludge,
substance,
syringe,
ton,
trash,
waste,
wastewater,
weapon
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| phrase: |
dispose of |
| derivation: |
disposed (adj.) |
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