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dispose
to get rid of or throw something away
Synonyms
- discard
- eliminate
- ditch
Antonyms
- keep
- retain
dispose in a sentence
Please dispose of the wrapper in the recycling bin, not the trash.
After the picnic, the campers worked together to dispose of every scrap of trash before hiking back.
Where it comes from
From Latin disponere 'to arrange, distribute'
Memory hook
DIS-pose — DIS (away) + pose (place) = place it away for good.
Word parts
- dis — apart, away
dispose: dis- (apart) + pose (place) - pon/pos — place, put
dispose: dis- (apart, away) + pos (place)
Read it in context
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