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dispose

[dih-spohz]

verb (used with object)

disposed, disposing 
  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)

disposed, disposing 
  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

/ ɪˈəʊ /

verb

    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

  1. to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition

    man proposes, God disposes

  2. (tr) to make willing or receptive

  3. (tr) to adjust or place in a certain order or position

  4. 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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • disposingly adverb
  • redispose verb (used with object)
  • 徱ˈDz noun
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51Թ 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 徱ōԱ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of dispose1

C14: from Old French disposer, from Latin 徱ōԱ to set in different places, arrange, from dis- 1 + ōԱ to place
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The food agency is advising people who have any of the listed products to not eat them and dispose of them at home.

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“Only Congress has the power to ultimately dispose of federal property and sell it, or give it back to the states, or whatever they are talking about doing,” he added.

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Prosecutors argue she intentionally sought out death cap mushrooms and cooked them for her relatives, before lying to police and disposing of evidence.

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Monaghan was accused of the murder and of disposing of evidence after the killing, but was later acquitted due to a lack of evidence.

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Retailers have been increasingly providing recycling bins in shops so the devices can be disposed of properly.

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