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redispose

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To dispose again; to sell on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To readjust.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

dispose anew

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The goods were redisposed at a great loss

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Broader terms: dispose

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- French disposerbor. English dispose English redispose From re- + dispose.