dispose of

dis·pose  (d-spz)

v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es

v.tr.

1. To place or set in a particular order; arrange.

2. To put (business affairs, for example) into correct, definitive, or conclusive form.

3. To put into a willing or receptive frame of mind; incline. See Synonyms at incline.

v.intr.

To settle or decide a matter.

n. Obsolete

1. Disposal.

2. Disposition; demeanor.

Phrasal Verb:

dispose of

1. To attend to; settle: disposed of the problem quickly.

2. To transfer or part with, as by giving or selling.

3. To get rid of; throw out.

4. To kill or destroy: a despot who disposed of all his enemies, real or imagined.

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[Middle English disposen, from Old French disposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin dispnere, to arrange : dis-, apart; see dis- + pnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·poser n.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

dispose of - deal with or settle; "He disposed of these cases quickly" handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

Translations

? dispose of

vi +prep obj

(= get rid of) furniture → loswerden; (by selling) → veräußern, loswerden; unwanted person, goods → beseitigen, loswerden; litter, body → beseitigen; opponent, difficulties → aus dem Weg schaffen; question, matter → erledigen, regeln

(= have at disposal) fortune, time → verfügen über (+acc)

(= kill) → eliminieren