disposing of

Verb

dispose of (third-person singular simple present disposes of, present participle disposing of, simple past and past participle disposed of)

1. (transitive) To get rid of; to dispense with.
   • They disposed of the stolen property.

   Synonyms:

   consign, lose

2. (transitive) To transfer to another's control.
3. (transitive) To deal with conclusively, e.g. a threat, a difficult situation.
4. (transitive) To arrange in an orderly way.
5. (transitive) To settle or conclusively deal with, e.g. a dispute; to dispose.
6. (European-Union, transitive) To have available, or at one's disposal.
   • The Commission may not be able to assess the reliability of the data provided by Member States and may not dispose of independent information sources.