disposes

Throws out trash

Disposes is the third-person singular of dispose.

To dispose of something is to get rid of it or deal with it conclusively: She disposes of unwanted mail immediately.

To be disposed toward something is to be inclined or willing: He disposes favorably toward the idea.

In formal usage, to dispose is to arrange or settle: Man proposes, God disposes.

discards

throws away

Disposes of as refuse

junks · trashes · ditches · dumps · scraps · tosses · bins · chucks · discards · clears out

inclines

predisposes

Makes prone to something

  • influencesPowers that shape behavior
  • swaysMoves rhythmically sideways
  • biasesUnfair inclinations toward something

moves · prompts · leads · conditions · orients · bends · motivates · determines · shapes · directs

arranges

organizes

Puts into systematic order

places · aligns · sets up · distributes · configures · sorts · groups · sequences · marshals · structures

transfers

sells

Transfers for payment

bequeaths · bestows · passes on · hands over · alienates · deals · donates · distributes · allocates · parts with

settles

resolves

Settles or concludes firmly

finishes · completes · wraps up · deals with · handles · dispatches · attends to · takes care of · sorts out · closes

Categories
Opposites
inclination/tendency

disposesindisposes

Makes unwell or unwilling

disinclines · deters · discourages · dissuades · repels

arrangement/order

disposesdisarranges

Disturbs the order of

disorders · disorganizes · scatters · jumbles · muddles

possession/retention

disposeskeeps

Retains or strongholds

retains · hoards · accumulates · saves · stores

Phrases
Family

disposal, dispose, disposition, disposable, disposed, indisposed, disposing, indispose, dispose of

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