dis
pose
Third Person
disposes
Present Participle
disposing
Past Tense
disposed
Past Participle
disposed
1
to throw away something, often in a responsible manner
transitive
- The city provides special bins to safely dispose of hazardous materials.
- The restaurant must dispose of leftover food in accordance with health regulations.
- The office instructed employees to dispose of paper waste in the recycling bin.
- During the cleanup, we recently disposed of old magazines that were taking up space.
- As part of the move, they had to dispose of furniture that was no longer needed.
2
to make someone open and willing to embrace an attitude, belief, or action
- The motivational speaker aimed to dispose the audience towards embracing positive thinking.
- The heartfelt story in the documentary disposed viewers to empathize with the characters.
- A well-crafted argument can dispose individuals to reconsider their opinions.
- Currently, the speaker is effectively disposing the audience to support the charitable cause.
- The teacher sought to dispose students towards a love for learning through engaging activities.
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3
to allocate or assign something to a particular purpose or use
transitive
- The manager disposed of the tasks among the team members.
- The charity disposed of the donated clothes to those in need.
- He disposed of the project materials to various departments for processing.
- The chef disposed of the ingredients based on the recipe requirements.
- They disposed of the funds evenly to cover all the expenses for the event.
4
to put someone or something in a specific order or position
transitive
- She carefully disposed the books on the shelf according to their genres.
- He disposed the ingredients on the counter before starting to cook.
- The manager disposed the chairs and tables in the conference room for the meeting.
- The artist disposed the paints and brushes neatly on the table before beginning the artwork.
- She disposed the files in alphabetical order for easier reference.