All 3 Uses of
dispose
in
The Hot Zone
- The governor scooped up the money and pledged his full co-operation together with all the extensive resources of government at his disposal —and he loaned them two Land Rovers.
p. 124.7 *disposal = command
- The main body of the suit (apart from the helmet and the blowers) is disposable, so that you can burn it after using it once or twice.†
p. 147.5 *disposable = designed to be used a limited number of times and then 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.
- We are going to use the disposable biocontainment suits.†
p. 314.0
Definitions:
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(1)
(dispose as in: dispose of the waste) to throw away
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(2)
(dispose as in: dispose of the matter) to settle something so it no longer requires attention
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(3)
(dispose as in: dispose of the assets) sell or transfer to another
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(4)
(dispose as in: disposed the troops along...) the arrangement, positioning, or use of thingsThis sense of dispose can be used in the form disposal to indicate that a person can use something as they wish -- as in:
- I am at your disposal.
- She has many assets at her disposal.
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(5)
(dispose as in: Is she disposed to help?) inclined (with a tendency to; or in the mood to)This is usually seen in the form "disposed to..." or "disposed toward..."
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(6)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, disposing of can imply killing someone.