dispose
to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
to put in a particular or the proper order or arrangement; adjust by arranging the parts.
to put in a particular or suitable place: The lamp was disposed on a table nearby.
to make fit or ready; prepare: Your words of cheer dispose me for the task.
to arrange or decide matters: to do as God disposes.
Obsolete. to make terms.
Archaic. disposition; habit.
Obsolete. arrangement; regulation; disposal.
dispose of,
to deal with conclusively; settle.
to get rid of; discard.
to transfer or give away, as by gift or sale.
to do away with; destroy.
Origin of dispose
1Other words from dispose
- dis·pos·ing·ly, adverb
- re·dis·pose, verb (used with object), re·dis·posed, re·dis·pos·ing.
Words Nearby dispose
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How to use dispose in a sentence
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.
Aporkalypse Now: Pig-Killing Virus Could Mean the End of Bacon | Carrie Arnold | August 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe wanted to make sure that he had the maximum amount of time to attack his victim and dispose of her body.
A Serial Killer on the Loose in Nazi Berlin | Scott Andrew Selby | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockMy object was to dispose of a cargo of cotton which I had brought from Realejo, and to purchase sugar in return.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickTruce now, Gregory; and consider how we can best dispose ourselves here, till the morning.
The Battle of Hexham; | George ColmanDuring this journey I was an eye-witness of the manner in which the missionaries dispose of their religious tracts.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferHis creature has no right to ask the reason of His conduct; He can dispose at will of the works of His hands.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean Meslier
British Dictionary definitions for dispose
/ (dɪˈspəʊz) /
(intr foll by of)
to deal with or settle
to give, sell, or transfer to another
to throw out or away
to consume, esp hurriedly
to kill
to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition: man proposes, God disposes
(tr) to make willing or receptive
(tr) to adjust or place in a certain order or position
(tr often foll by to) to accustom or condition
an obsolete word for disposal, disposition
Origin of dispose
1Derived forms of dispose
- disposer, noun
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