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S: (v) dispose (dispose%2:40:11::) (give, sell, or transfer to another) "She disposed of her parents' possessions"
S: (v) discard (discard%2:40:00::), fling (fling%2:40:02::), toss (toss%2:40:00::), toss out (toss_out%2:40:00::), toss away (toss_away%2:40:00::), chuck out (chuck_out%2:40:00::), cast aside (cast_aside%2:40:00::), dispose (dispose%2:40:00::), throw out (throw_out%2:40:00::), cast out (cast_out%2:40:00::), throw away (throw_away%2:40:00::), cast away (cast_away%2:40:00::), put away (put_away%2:40:00::) (throw or cast away) "Put away your worries"

direct troponym / full troponym
direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term

S: (v) get rid of (get_rid_of%2:40:01::), remove (remove%2:40:00::) (dispose of) "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

S: (v) discard (discard%2:40:00::), fling (fling%2:40:02::), toss (toss%2:40:00::), toss out (toss_out%2:40:00::), toss away (toss_away%2:40:00::), chuck out (chuck_out%2:40:00::), cast aside (cast_aside%2:40:00::), dispose (dispose%2:40:00::), throw out (throw_out%2:40:00::), cast out (cast_out%2:40:00::), throw away (throw_away%2:40:00::), cast away (cast_away%2:40:00::), put away (put_away%2:40:00::) (throw or cast away) "Put away your worries"
S: (v) slough off (slough_off%2:40:00::) (discard as undesirable) "the candidate sloughed off his former campaign workers"
S: (v) weed out (weed_out%2:40:00::), comb out (comb_out%2:40:00::) (remove unwanted elements) "The company weeded out the incompetent people"; "The new law weeds out the old inequities"
S: (v) work off (work_off%2:40:00::) (cause to go away through effort or work) "work off the extra pounds you have gained over the holidays"; "we must work off the debt"
S: (v) cull (cull%2:40:00::) (remove something that has been rejected) "cull the sick members of the herd"
S: (v) dump (dump%2:40:02::), ditch (ditch%2:40:03::) (sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly) "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"
S: (v) unmuzzle (unmuzzle%2:40:00::) (remove the muzzle from (a dog))
S: (v) deaerate (deaerate%2:40:00::), de-aerate (de-aerate%2:40:00::) (remove air or gas from)
S: (v) decaffeinate (decaffeinate%2:40:00::) (remove caffeine from (coffee))
S: (v) decarbonate (decarbonate%2:40:00::) (remove carbon dioxide from)
S: (v) decerebrate (decerebrate%2:40:00::) (remove the cerebrum from (a human body))
S: (v) dechlorinate (dechlorinate%2:40:00::) (remove chlorine from (water))
S: (v) defat (defat%2:40:00::) (remove the fat from)
S: (v) defibrinate (defibrinate%2:40:00::) (remove fibrin from (blood))
S: (v) degrease (degrease%2:40:00::) (remove grease or oil from (a pan))
S: (v) deionize (deionize%2:40:00::) (remove ions from)
S: (v) delist (delist%2:40:00::) (remove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange)
S: (v) delocalize (delocalize%2:40:00::) (remove from the proper or usual locality)
S: (v) deoxygenate (deoxygenate%2:40:00::) (remove oxygen from (water))
S: (v) destain (destain%2:40:00::) (remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast)
S: (v) desulfurize (desulfurize%2:40:00::), desulphurize (desulphurize%2:40:00::) (remove sulfur from)
S: (v) detick (detick%2:40:00::) (free (a pet) of ticks)
S: (v) devein (devein%2:40:00::) (remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp))
S: (v) fettle (fettle%2:40:00::) (remove mold marks or sand from (a casting))
S: (v) flesh (flesh%2:40:00::) (remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture)
S: (v) flense (flense%2:40:00::) (strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal))
S: (v) kern (kern%2:40:00::) (remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters))
S: (v) pith (pith%2:40:00::) (remove the pith from (a plant))
S: (v) scum (scum%2:40:00::) (remove the scum from)
S: (v) unbridle (unbridle%2:40:00::) (remove the bridle from (a horse or mule))

derivationally related form
sentence frame

S: (v) dispose (dispose%2:31:00::), incline (incline%2:31:03::) (make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief) "Their language inclines us to believe them"
S: (v) dispose (dispose%2:35:00::) (place or put in a particular order) "the dots are unevenly disposed"
S: (v) qualify (qualify%2:30:00::), dispose (dispose%2:30:00::) (make fit or prepared) "Your education qualifies you for this job"