What is the Latin word for dispose of?

The usual Latin words for “dispose of” are nesciō, tollō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“dispose of” in Latin

nesciōto not know, to be ignorant, to not understand tollōto raise, lift up, elevate; to remove, take away, steal, rob; to destroy, eliminate, annul

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

dispose of

To be translated according to its various idiomatic meanings; to dispose of property, lands; [Vid. SELL, ALIENATE]: to dispose of a cause [Vid: “To DECIDE a cause”]: to dispose of a person or anything (= what to do with it); facere, with ablative, dative, or (less frequently) de, etc.: how am I to dispose of this person? quid hoc nomine faciam? he does not know how to dispose of the money, nescit, quid faciat auro (Plaut.): to dispose of one’s time [Vid: to EMPLOY or TIME]: to dispose of one’s daughter to anybody, in matrimonium dare or collocare filiam alicui; aliquam alicui in matrimonio or nuptum collocare: to dispose of anything (= to put it away), aliquid auferre: to dispose of anybody (= kill him), aliquem e medio tollere or tollere only (especially with the ablative of the means; e.g., potione): to dispose of anything by will, in favor of anybody, legare alicui aliquid: alicui legatum scribere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for dispose of?: The usual Latin words for “dispose of” are nesciō, tollō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.