What does dispose mean?

dispose means "give, sell, or transfer to another". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dispose?

dispose has 2 syllables: di-spose. The stress falls on "spose". In IPA it is /dɪˈspoʊz/.

What is another word for dispose?

Close synonyms include discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of dispose?

The recorded antonyms are indispose.

Is dispose a common word?

dispose is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dispose?

4 words rhyme with dispose. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

dispose — meaning, pronunciation and 5 definitions

verb

5 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
give, sell, or transfer to another
“She disposed of her parents' possessions”
Broadersell
Narrowerredispose
2.
throw or cast away
“Put away your worries”
Synonymsdiscard fling toss toss out toss away chuck out cast aside throw out cast out throw away cast away put away
Broaderget rid of
Narrowerunlearn deep-six jettison trash waste dump retire abandon sell out de-access
3.
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
“Their language inclines us to believe them”
Synonymsincline
Antonymsindispose
Broaderdetermine
Narrowerpredispose
4.
place or put in a particular order
“the dots are unevenly disposed”
Broaderput
5.
make fit or prepared
“Your education qualifies you for this job”
Synonymsqualify
Broaderprepare
Narrowerhabilitate capacitate

Other forms of dispose

past tense: disposed·
present participle: disposing·
third person: disposes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dispose

What does dispose mean?: dispose means "give, sell, or transfer to another". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in dispose?: dispose has 2 syllables: di-spose. The stress falls on "spose". In IPA it is /dɪˈspoʊz/.
What is another word for dispose?: Close synonyms include discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of dispose?: The recorded antonyms are indispose.
Is dispose a common word?: dispose is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with dispose?: 4 words rhyme with dispose. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for dispose come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

5 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
give, sell, or transfer to another
“She disposed of her parents' possessions”
Broadersell
Narrowerredispose
2.
throw or cast away
“Put away your worries”
Synonymsdiscard fling toss toss out toss away chuck out cast aside throw out cast out throw away cast away put away
Broaderget rid of
Narrowerunlearn deep-six jettison trash waste dump retire abandon sell out de-access
3.
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
“Their language inclines us to believe them”
Synonymsincline
Antonymsindispose
Broaderdetermine
Narrowerpredispose
4.
place or put in a particular order
“the dots are unevenly disposed”
Broaderput
5.
make fit or prepared
“Your education qualifies you for this job”
Synonymsqualify
Broaderprepare
Narrowerhabilitate capacitate

Other forms of dispose

past tense: disposed·
present participle: disposing·
third person: disposes·

Questions about dispose

What does dispose mean?: dispose means "give, sell, or transfer to another". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in dispose?: dispose has 2 syllables: di-spose. The stress falls on "spose". In IPA it is /dɪˈspoʊz/.
What is another word for dispose?: Close synonyms include discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of dispose?: The recorded antonyms are indispose.
Is dispose a common word?: dispose is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with dispose?: 4 words rhyme with dispose. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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