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to dispose
01
to throw away something, often in a responsible manner
Transitive: to dispose of waste
Examples
The city provides special bins to safely dispose of hazardous materials.
02
to make someone open and willing to embrace an attitude, belief, or action
Ditransitive: to dispose sb to do sth | to dispose sb toward sth
Examples
The motivational speaker aimed to dispose the audience towards embracing positive thinking.
03
to allocate or assign something to a particular purpose or use
Transitive: to dispose of sth
Examples
The manager disposed of the tasks among the team members.
04
to put someone or something in a specific order or position
Transitive: to dispose a set of items
Examples
She carefully disposed the books on the shelf according to their genres.
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