Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To throw away or get rid of something that is no longer needed.
Dispose
/dɪˈspəʊz/Synonyms:
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Examples:
He was kept busy disposing of his heap of manuscripts.
He is otherwise disposed of.'
'That disposes pretty effectually of the household,' continued the inspector.
Etymology:
From the Middle English disposen, deriving from Old French disposer, based on Latin disponere. The Latin term is composed of dis- meaning apart and ponere meaning to place.
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