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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDispose
/dɪˈspəʊz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To get rid of something or to arrange something in a particular order.
"After the event, we need to dispose of the leftover materials responsibly." - 2
To make someone or something inclined to a particular action or condition.
"Her kind words disposed him to help her with the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'disposer', which comes from the Latin 'disponere', meaning 'to place here and there' or 'to arrange' (from 'dis-' apart + 'ponere' to place). Over time, the meaning shifted from general arrangement to getting rid of something or settling a matter definitively.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dispose" is said worldwide
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Disposer
Transliteration: dee-spoh-zay
"Il faut disposer des déchets correctement."
Entsorgen
Transliteration: ent-zor-gen
"Wir müssen die Abfälle entsorgen."
Disporre
Transliteration: dis-por-re
"Dobbiamo disporre dei rifiuti in modo appropriato."
Disponer
Transliteration: dis-po-ner
"Es necesario disponer de los residuos adecuadamente."
Dispor
Transliteration: dis-por
"Precisamos dispor dos resíduos corretamente."
निपटाना
Transliteration: niptaana
"हमें कचरे का निपटान सही तरीके से करना चाहिए।"
处理
Transliteration: chǔlǐ
"我们需要妥善处理废物。"
처리하다
Transliteration: cheorihada
"우리는 쓰레기를 적절히 처리해야 합니다."
処分する
Transliteration: shobun suru
"私たちは廃棄物を適切に処分する必要があります。"
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