to dispose of a problem

  • 1dispose of — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dispose of something that you no longer want or need, you throw it away. [V P n] Just fold up the nappy and dispose of it in the normal manner. [V P n] ...the safest means of disposing of nuclear waste... [V P n] Engine oil …

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  • 2Dispose pattern — Dispose redirects here. For other uses, see Disposal (disambiguation). In computer programming, the dispose pattern is a design pattern which is used to handle resource cleanup in runtime environments that use automatic garbage collection. The… …

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  • 3dispose of something — dispose of (something) to end a problem. We need to dispose of the threat from diseases that can be easily controlled by vaccination …

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  • 4dispose of — (something) to end a problem. We need to dispose of the threat from diseases that can be easily controlled by vaccination …

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  • 5dispose — dis|pose [dıˈspəuz US ˈspouz] v [T always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: disposer, from Latin disponere to arrange ] formal to arrange things or put them in their places ▪ Chinese vases are disposed around the gallery.… …

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  • 6dispose of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dispose of : present tense I/you/we/they dispose of he/she/it disposes of present participle disposing of past tense disposed of past participle disposed of 1) dispose of something to get rid of something that …

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  • 7dispose — dis|pose [ dı spouz ] verb ** dis pose of phrasal verb transitive 1. ) dispose of something to get rid of something that you no longer need or want: Please dispose of all litter in the containers provided. 2. ) dispose of something to remove… …

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  • 8dispose — 01. Every year, Americans [dispose] of 1.6 billion pens. 02. Until the 1950s, Tibetans [disposed] of their dead by taking the body up a hill, chopping it into little pieces, and feeding the remains to the birds. 03. Nuclear power plants produce a …

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  • 9dispose — verb (T) formal to arrange things or put them in their places dispose of sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to get rid of something, especially something that is difficult to get rid of: How did Dahmers dispose of his victims bodies? 2 to deal with something …

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  • 10Molyneux's problem — is a thought experiment in philosophy concerning immediate recovery from blindness. It was first formulated by William Molyneux, and notably referenced in John Locke s An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. The problem can be stated in brief,… …

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