verb · academic
dispose
UK/dɪˈspəʊz/US/dɪˈspoʊz/dis·POSE
to get rid of something, especially by throwing it away or using it up
Examples
“Properly disposing of industrial waste is a key policy issue in environmental planning.”
“Households must be educated on how to dispose of hazardous materials safely.”
“Local authorities introduced a scheme to dispose of obsolete electronic equipment responsibly.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective policies for the disposal of electronic waste are essential to prevent environmental contamination.”
Collocations
- dispose of waste
- safe disposal
- disposal method
Word family
Common mistakes
They dispose the waste in the river.→They dispose of the waste in the river.
disposal is mean to throw away→disposal means to throw away / disposal means the act of getting rid of something
Say it for a higher band
5throw away→6get rid of→7+dispose
Synonyms
discard
get rid of
Easily confused
discard
“Students were instructed to discard any outdated references from their bibliographies.”
disposal
“The safe disposal of chemical waste is strictly regulated.”
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