Thesaurus / dispose
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But its use as such is to dispose of any such idea as that there is a natural price of coal or of anything else.
THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICESTEPHEN LEACOCKMy object was to dispose of a cargo of cotton which I had brought from Realejo, and to purchase sugar in return.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICKTruce now, Gregory; and consider how we can best dispose ourselves here, till the morning.
THE BATTLE OF HEXHAM;GEORGE COLMANDuring this journey I was an eye-witness of the manner in which the missionaries dispose of their religious tracts.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFERHis creature has no right to ask the reason of His conduct; He can dispose at will of the works of His hands.
SUPERSTITION IN ALL AGES (1732)JEAN MESLIEROn the other hand, you can prepare to dispose of the serial rights of the Schooner Farallone: a most grim and gloomy tale.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON - SWANSTON EDITION VOL. 25 (OF 25)ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONIt is often as much an advantage to a debater to dispose of objections as it is to establish his own case.
ENGLISH: COMPOSITION AND LITERATUREW. F. (WILLIAM FRANKLIN) WEBSTERTo start with, it was necessary to generously oil the palms of the royal councilors in order to dispose them in our favor.
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL OR FERGAN THE QUARRYMANEUGNE SUEPublic slaves were allowed as one of their greatest privileges to dispose of one-half of their property by will.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE ROMANSHAROLD WHETSTONE JOHNSTONHaving two cows and a small family, I managed to dispose of my surplus milk and cream to a farmer who ran a milk route.
THE IDYL OF TWIN FIRESWALTER PRICHARD EATONWORDS RELATED TO DISPOSE
- comes across
- comes upon
- detects
- determines
- discovers
- establishes
- ferrets out
- gets at
- happens upon
- hits upon
- hooks
- lies one's hands on
- light upon
- meets with
- picks up on
- pinpoints
- pins down
- places
- positions
- reads
- searches out
- smells out
- smokes out
- spots
- stations
- strikes
- stumbles on
- tracks down
- trip over
- uncovers
- unearths
- zero in on
- actuate
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- draw
- drive
- egg on
- excite
- fire
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- goad
- goose
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- innervate
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- inspire
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- quicken
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- sway
- touch off
- trigger
- whet
- adapt
- adjust
- align
- alphabetize
- array
- assign
- catalogue
- class
- classify
- codify
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- file
- fix
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- furnish
- group
- index
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- manage
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- put to rights
- range
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- right
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- set guidelines
- set in order
- settle
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- be responsible for
- catalogue
- classify
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- establish
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- formulate
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- get going
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- line up
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- methodize
- mold
- pigeonhole
- put in order
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- range
- regulate
- run
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- set up
- settle
- shape
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- straighten
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- take care of
- whip into shape
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- lick into shape
- line up
- looks after
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- molds
- pigeonholes
- puts in order
- puts together
- ranges
- regulates
- runs
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- sets up
- settles
- shapes
- standardizes
- straightens
- straightens out
- tabulates
- tailors
- takes care of
- whip into shape
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