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dispose

[ dih-spohz ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·posed, dis·pos·ing.
  1. to give a tendency or inclination to; incline:

    His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.

  2. to put in a particular or the proper order or arrangement; adjust by arranging the parts.
  3. to put in a particular or suitable place:

    The lamp was disposed on a table nearby.

  4. to make fit or ready; prepare:

    Your words of cheer dispose me for the task.



verb (used without object)

, dis·posed, dis·pos·ing.
  1. to arrange or decide matters:

    to do as God disposes.

  2. Obsolete. to make terms.

noun

  1. Archaic. disposition; habit.
  2. Obsolete. arrangement; regulation; disposal.

verb phrase

    1. to deal with conclusively; settle.
    2. to get rid of; discard.
    3. to transfer or give away, as by gift or sale.
    4. to do away with; destroy.

dispose

/ dɪˈspəʊz /

verb

  1. intrfoll byof
    1. to deal with or settle
    2. to give, sell, or transfer to another
    3. to throw out or away
    4. to consume, esp hurriedly
    5. to kill
  2. to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition

    man proposes, God disposes

  3. tr to make willing or receptive
  4. tr to adjust or place in a certain order or position
  5. troften foll byto to accustom or condition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an obsolete word for disposal disposition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • disˈposer, noun
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Other Words From

  • dis·posing·ly adverb
  • redis·pose verb (used with object) redisposed redisposing
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dispose1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French disposer, equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + poser “to place” ( pose 1 ), on the model of Latin dispōnere
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dispose1

C14: from Old French disposer, from Latin dispōnere to set in different places, arrange, from dis- 1+ pōnere to place
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Example Sentences

Nothing much to use in cleaning up the baby and his mother after the birth, no place to dispose of the placenta.

The Jewish Week reported that sources said Hynes was expected to dispose of the case with a lenient plea deal.

And with so many pigs dying, farms have been challenged to try to find hygienic ways to dispose of the carcasses.

He wanted to make sure that he had the maximum amount of time to attack his victim and dispose of her body.

The Japanese team then folded, allowing Rong Guotuan quickly to dispose of his last opponent.

But its use as such is to dispose of any such idea as that there is a natural price of coal or of anything else.

My object was to dispose of a cargo of cotton which I had brought from Realejo, and to purchase sugar in return.

Truce now, Gregory; and consider how we can best dispose ourselves here, till the morning.

During this journey I was an eye-witness of the manner in which the missionaries dispose of their religious tracts.

His creature has no right to ask the reason of His conduct; He can dispose at will of the works of His hands.

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