Meaning of dispose of in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    dispose of

    Definitions

    1. deal with or settle

    Examples

    • « He disposed of these cases quickly »

Famous quotes

  • « The first of all commodities to be exchanged is labour, and the freedom of man consists only in the exercise of the right to determine for himself in what manner his labour shall be employed, and how he will dispose of its products. »
    Henry Charles Carey
  • « We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it. »
    Hans Urs von Balthasar
  • « Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us. »
    P. J. O'Rourke
  • « If I agree to dispose of any part of our land to the white people I would feel guilty of taking food away from our children's mouths, and I do not wish to be that mean. »
    Sitting Bull

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