QUIZ
TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS
Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”
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What does "dignity" mean?
Origin of dispose
OTHER WORDS FROM dispose
dis·pos·ing·ly, adverbre·dis·pose, verb (used with object), re·dis·posed, re·dis·pos·ing.Words nearby dispose
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How to use dispose in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for dispose
dispose
/ (dɪˈspəʊz) /
verb
(intr foll by of)
- to deal with or settle
- to give, sell, or transfer to another
- to throw out or away
- to consume, esp hurriedly
- to kill
to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final conditionman proposes, God disposes
(tr) to make willing or receptive
(tr) to adjust or place in a certain order or position
(tr often foll by to) to accustom or condition
noun
an obsolete word for disposal, disposition
Derived forms of dispose
disposer, nounWord Origin for dispose
C14: from Old French disposer, from Latin dispōnere to set in different places, arrange, from dis- 1 + pōnere to place
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