dispose

1 give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions"

2 throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away]

3 make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" [syn: incline] [ant: indispose]

4 make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job" [syn: qualify] [ant: disqualify]

English

Pronunciation

• US /dɪˈspəʉzd/
• Rhymes: -əʊz

Etymology

From disposer.

Verb

1. To eliminate or to get rid of something.

   I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.

2. To distribute and put in place.
3. To deal out; to assign to a use.
4. To incline

   In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution. (Used here intransitively in the passive voice)

Synonyms

• incline

Antonyms

• indispose
• disincline

Derived terms

• disposition
• disposal
• dispose of

Translations

French

Verb

1. Form of First-person singular present subjunctive, disposer
2. Form of Third-person singular present subjunctive, disposer
3. Form of Second-person singular imperative, disposer

Italian

Verb

dispose

1. Form of Third-person singular past historic, disporre

Dispose is design pattern which is used to handle resource clean up in systems which use garbage collection.

See also

• Finalizer
• Object lifetime
• Destructor (computer science)

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