dispose of

1. 1.

   deal with or settle

   “He disposed of these cases quickly”

   Broadermanage

Questions about dispose of

What does dispose of mean?

dispose of means "deal with or settle".

Is dispose of a common word?

dispose of is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.