Both Uses of
dispose
in
Fahrenheit 451
- Well, after all, this is the age of the disposable tissue.
p. 15..2 *disposable = designed to be used once and thrown awaystandard suffix: The suffix "-able" in disposable means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable. Note that when "-able" is placed at the end of a word that ends in "E", the "E" is often dropped as in lovable and believable.
- One, two, three, four, five, Clarisse, Mildred, uncle, fire, sleeping tablets, men, disposable tissue, coattails, blow, wad, flush, Clarisse, Mildred, uncle, fire, tablets, tissues, blow, wad, flush.
p. 15..7
Definition:
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(dispose as in: dispose of the waste) to throw away