dispose
verb (used with object)
to give a tendency or inclination to; incline.
have disposed
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present perfectof dispose.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The boy is further said to have disposed of the sword.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Sanford Health’s attorneys say Healthcare Environmental Services, which is countersuing Monarch and Cardenas, “never removed body parts” from Monarch’s facility, and that Monarch “must have disposed of them.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
Ships listed in the database for North Potomac could have disposed of their enslaved cargo all along the 100 miles of the Potomac before the end of navigation at Georgetown.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021
If he wanted his writing to disappear with him, he could easily have disposed of them.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2011
Then she tried a child’s story, which she could easily have disposed of if she had not been mercenary enough to demand filthy lucre for it.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
