dispose of

phrase

1

a(1)

: to get rid of

how to dispose of toxic waste

(2)

: to deal with conclusively

disposed of the matter efficiently

b

: to transfer to the control of another

disposing of personal property to a total stranger

2

: to place, distribute, or arrange especially in an orderly way

disposing of the weapons in the new fort

Examples of dispose of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Italian government has invested at least 10 million Euros to catch and dispose of the crabs. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Investigators considered the area too shallow to dispose of a body, so it was never searched during the original investigation. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

When the Carnival Triumph cruise ship experienced an engine fire while at sea in the Gulf of Mexico, passengers found themselves without power, short on food, and sans any way to dispose of their bodily waste. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

Always remove the diseased parts of the plant and dispose of them in a plastic bag. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 15 July 2026

Rhymes for dispose of

• hereinabove
• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove

Legal Definition

dispose of

transitive verb

dis·​pose of

disposed of; disposing of

1

: to transfer to the control or ownership of another

disposed of the property by will

2

: to deal with conclusively : determine finally

received petitions for injunctions…The common theme in disposing of these

—W. J. Brennan, Jr.