To dispose of

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To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use.

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cast aside
cast away
dispose
disposed
ill-disposed

inclined
Redispose
toss away
toss out
well-disposed

Paris was the best place in which to dispose of her effects, and thither she and Adrienne came, without a moment's delay.

Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context

I am the only person possessing the right to dispose of my daughter's hand.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

Could matters have been so arranged as to prevent the necessity of our leaving the castle, could we have lived with Charles and kept him single, I should have been very far from persuading my husband to dispose of it elsewhere; but Charles was on the point of marrying Miss De Courcy, and the event has justified me.

Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context

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