adjective having a certain inclination or disposition ; inclined (usually followed by to or an infinitive): a man disposed to like others. Origin of disposed 1300–50; Middle English. See
dispose ,
-ed2 Related forms dis·pos·ed·ly , adverb dis·pos·ed·ness , noun half-dis·posed , adjective non·dis·posed , adjective verb (used with object), dis·posed, dis·pos·ing. 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.
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verb (used without object), dis·posed, dis·pos·ing. to arrange or decide matters: to do as God disposes.
Obsolete to make terms.
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noun Obsolete arrangement; regulation; disposal . Show More
Verb Phrases 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. Show More
Origin of dispose 1300–50; Middle English <
Middle French disposer, equivalent to
dis- dis-1 +
poser to place (see
pose1 ), on the model of
Latin dispōnere Related forms dis·pos·ing·ly , adverb re·dis·pose , verb (used with object), re·dis·posed, re·dis·pos·ing. Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for disposed given ,
biased ,
game ,
willing ,
predisposed ,
ready ,
minded ,
subject ,
apt ,
liable ,
likely ,
partial ,
prone ,
fain Examples from the Web for disposed Contemporary Examples of disposed At a time when few are disposed to see history as a branch of literature, Lepore occupies a prominent place in American letters.
“TV and video games condition us to forget how bodies are disposed of,” she says.
Some is sold as a liming agent, and some is disposed of in landfills (though it used to be sent to Colorado to fertilize crops).
Remains were classified as “dead human tissue” and disposed of as clinical waste, according to a 2007 article in Visual Studies.
Meanwhile, Tess will have slipped off somewhere and disposed of her body so that it will never be found.
Historical Examples of disposed He was disposed to think more favourably of the nature of the country.
But we are disposed to vindicate the propriety of the step he took.
"It is a blessing that any of it is disposed of while you are not here," said Aunt Jane.
She disposed of that obstreperous individual most summarily.
Two field pieces were disposed in the front and two in the rear line.
British Dictionary definitions for disposed adjective having an inclination as specified (towards something) (in combination ) well-disposed Show More
verb (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
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Derived Forms disposer , noun Word Origin for dispose C14: from Old French disposer, from Latin dispōnere to set in different places, arrange, from dis- 1 + pōnere to place
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Word Origin and History for disposed adj. mid-14c., "inclined, in the mood," past participle adjective from dispose . Meaning "in a certain condition" is late 14c.; "arranged" is 15c.
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v. late 14c., from Old French disposer (13c.) "arrange, order, control, regulate" (influenced in form by poser "to place"), from Latin disponere "put in order, arrange, distribute," from dis- "apart" (see dis- ) + ponere "to put, place" (see position ). Related: Disposed ; disposing .
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