disposing
Getting rid of
Disposing is the act of getting rid of something or arranging matters in a particular way.
To dispose of waste is to discard it properly: The company was fined for improperly disposing of chemicals.
Disposing can also mean settling or dealing with: After disposing of the preliminaries, they got down to business.
A disposing mind refers to the mental capacity required to make a valid will.
Discarded worthless material
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- discardDeliberately throw out
dump · landfill · recycle · compost · incinerate · shred · junk · debris
Putting somewhere specific
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- configurationArrangement of parts
setup · spacing · alignment · distribution · orientation · sequence · order · array
Gift left by will
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- legacyWhat's passed down
endowment · beneficiary · heir · trust · probate · settlor · testator · donation
Destroy completely, utterly
- removeTake something away
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
- obliterateDestroy all traces of
extinguish · destroy · liquidate · dispatch · wipe-out · abolish · terminate
trash
Discarded worthless material
discard · dump · landfill · recycle · compost · incinerate · shred · junk · debris · scrap
placement
Putting somewhere specific
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- positioningArranging in specific locations
configuration · setup · spacing · alignment · distribution · orientation · sequence · order · array · composition
bequest
Gift left by will
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
legacy · endowment · beneficiary · heir · trust · probate · settlor · testator · donation · grantmaking
eradicate
Destroy completely, utterly
- removeTake something away
- annihilateDestroy completely, leaving nothing
- exterminateDestroy completely, every one
obliterate · extinguish · destroy · liquidate · dispatch · wipe-out · abolish · terminate
predispose
Create prior susceptibility
prompt · lead · motivate · move · induce · bias · tend · prepare · condition · prime
- declutteringdecluttering, organizing, donating, purging, discarding
- letting goletting go, forgive, giving up, let go, relinquishing
- destructiondestruction, destroying, demolishing, devastation, ruination
- yard workmowing, lawn mowing, weeding, pruning, raking
disposingkeeping
Holding in custody
retaining · preserving · saving · hoarding · accumulating
disposingdisordering
Disturbing proper arrangement
disarranging · disorganizing · scattering · jumbling · displacing
disposingindisposing
Making unfit or unwilling
disinclining · dissuading · deterring · discouraging · disinclined
- bright dispositionCheerful, optimistic personality
- sunny dispositionConsistently positive temperament
- sweet disposition
- friendly dispositionWarm, approachable temperament
- gentle dispositionCalm, kind temperament