dispose

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈspəʉzd/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /dɪˈspəʊz/

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• Hyphenation: dis‧pose

Verb

Plain form dispose

Third-person singular disposes

Past tense disposed

Past participle disposed

Present participle disposing

1. (transitive) If you dispose something, it means that you throw away that thing.
   • Synonym: throw away

   That toy was so torn and tattered that I disposed it away immediately.