dispose of

[ dih-spohz ]

SEE DEFINITION OF dispose of

WORD ORIGIN

late 14c., from Old French disposer (13c.) "arrange, order, control, regulate" (influenced in form by poser "to place"), from Latin disponere "put in order, arrange, distribute," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + ponere "to put, place" (see position). Related: Disposed; disposing.

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polish off

verbuse up

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verbsubject to series of actions to achieve result

processes

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processing

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