Synonyms for dispose
Definitions
- v. 1
To eliminate or to get rid of something.
I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.
Related words
- Word family
- disposable disposal disposition
- Phrases
- dispose of
Forms
- Past participle
- disposed
e.g. disposed → discarded, distributed, arranged, settled…
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Prompt and stir are words of mere suggestion toward some course of action; dispose, draw, incline, influence, and lead refer to the use of mild means to awaken in another a purpose or disposition to act.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- arrange Can you arrange a meeting with the vice president?
- distribute We would like to distribute your product in Japan.
- discard We can't discard the possibility of an accident.
- qualify Turkey did not qualify in this year's World Cup.
- collocate The noun "rain" doesn't collocate with the adjective "busy."
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dispose | falling | |
| arrange | steady | |
| distribute | steady | |
| discard | rising | |
| qualify | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1
- 4 letters
- give1, move1, form1, bias2, toss1
- 5 letters
- place1, order2, forme
- 6 letters
- settle2, locate2
- 7 letters
- qualify3, arrange2, discard2, incline2
- 8 letters
- organize3, regulate3, persuade2, organise
- 9 letters
- determine3, collocate
- 10 letters
- distribute3, predispose3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bias2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- se débarrasser de