Dispose vs Disposable - What's the difference?
dispose | disposable |
To eliminate or to get rid of something.
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To distribute and put in place.
*1600 , (William Shakespeare), , act 4, scene III
*:Now, dear soldiers, march away: / And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day!
*1811 , (Jane Austen), (Sense and Sensibility) , chapter 6
*:Marianne’s pianoforte was unpacked and properly disposed of, and Elinor’s drawing were affixed to the walls of their sitting rooms.
*1934 , (Rex Stout), edition, ISBN 0553278193, page 47:
*:I sat down within three feet of the entrance door, and I had no sooner got disposed than the door opened and a man came in.
To deal out; to assign to a use.
*(John Evelyn) (1620-1706)
*:what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor
To incline.
: (Used here intransitively in the passive voice)
*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)
*:Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose / To future good our past and present woes.
*(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
*:Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny, husbands to jealousy, and wise men to irresolution and melancholy.
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*:At twilight in the summeron the floor.
(lb) To bargain; to make terms.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:She had disposed with Caesar.
(lb) To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.
*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)
*:the knightly forms of combat to dispose
Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.
* 2010 , Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)
That can be disposed of.
That is designed to be discarded rather than refilled or repaired.
Available to be used.
As a verb dispose
is to eliminate or to get rid of something.As a noun disposable is
any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.As an adjective disposable is
that can be disposed of.dispose
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(wikipedia dispose)Verb
(dispos)Synonyms
* incline * discardAntonyms
* indispose * disinclineDerived terms
* disposition * disposal * dispose ofdisposable
English
Noun
(en noun)- Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both.
Adjective
(en adjective)- Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.