dispose
verb (used with object)
to give a tendency or inclination to; incline.
had disposed
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past perfectof dispose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The case was brought more than a decade after a secret plea deal with federal prosecutors in Florida had disposed of nearly identical allegations.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025
The agency said it had disposed of 11,582 guns last year.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
They awarded four veterans, who fought alongside the British, medals to replace ones they had disposed of during the Mau Mau uprising.
From Reuters ● Nov. 1, 2023
One Iraqi scientist later revealed that they had disposed of a deadly compound that western intelligence agencies said was unaccounted for, by pouring it into the ground.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2023
In a matter of moments they had disposed energetically of a problem with which Yossarian and Sergeant Towser had been grappling unsuccessfully for months.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
