All 9 Uses of
dispose
in
Harry Potter (#3) and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- We have decided to uphold the official complaint of Mr. Lucius Malfoy, and this matter will therefore be taken to the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures.†
Chpt 11
- I bet he'll get off "Yeh don' know them gargoyles at the Committee fer the Disposal o' Dangerous Creatures!" choked Hagrid, wiping his eyes on his sleeve.†
Chpt 11
- Them Disposal devils, they're all in Lucius Malfoy's pocket!†
Chpt 11 *
- Though Harry had by no means forgotten about Black, he couldn't brood constantly on revenge if he wanted to help Hagrid win his case against the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures.†
Chpt 11
- Buckbeaks case against the Committee fer the Disposal o' Dangerous Creatures," said Hagrid.†
Chpt 14
- Just trying to imagine what he's saying to the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures.†
Chpt 14
- The Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures required a witness to the execution of a mad hippogriff.
Chpt 16 *disposal = the act of settling something so it no longer requires attention
- Harry gathered that they were representatives of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, because tie very old wizard squinted toward Hagrid's cabin and said in a feeble voice, "Dear, dear, I'm getting too old for this….†
Chpt 16
- It is the decision of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures that the hippogriff Buckbeak, hereafter called the condemned, shall he executed on the sixth of June at sundown —†
Chpt 21
Definitions:
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(dispose as in: dispose of the matter) to settle something so it no longer requires attention
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(dispose as in: dispose of the waste) to throw away