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Inflections of 'dispose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

disposes: v 3rd person singular

disposing: v pres p

disposed: v past

disposed: v past p

dis•pose v., -posed, -pos•ing.

[ ~ + obj] to give a tendency or inclination to;
incline:His temperament disposed him to argue.
[ ~ + obj] to put in a particular order or arrangement:disposed his troops along the southern border.
dispose of, [~ + of + object]
- to deal with conclusively;
  settle:Let's dispose of this matter once and for all.
- to get rid of;
  discard or destroy:Dispose of the waste papers in this bin.
- to give away or sell:His property holdings will be disposed of in his will.

See -pos-.

dis•pose v., -posed, -pos•ing, n.
v.t.

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.

v.i.

to arrange or decide matters:to do as God disposes.
[Obs.]to make terms.
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.

[Archaic.]disposition;
habit.
[Obs.]arrangement;
regulation;
disposal.

Middle French disposer, equivalent. to dis- dis-¹ + poser to place (see pose¹), on the model of Latin dispōnere
Middle English 1300–50

dis•pos′ing•ly, adv.

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dispose /dɪˈspəʊz/ vb

(intransitive) followed 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
(transitive) to make willing or receptive
(transitive) to adjust or place in a certain order or position
(transitive) often followed by to: to accustom or condition

an obsolete word for disposal, disposition

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French disposer, from Latin dispōnere to set in different places, arrange, from dis-¹ + pōnere to placedisˈposer n

'dispose' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

alienation - bequeath - bureaucracy - devise - domain - drink - dump - fob off - Hoover - lay - order - polish off - property - raffle - sell - sell out - settle - short shrift - sign away - tempt - unload - work - administer - arrange - array - bias - blouse - blown - clear - close - compose - discard - dispatch - disposable - disposal - disposed - disposer - disposition - dispositive - disposure - distribute - dominium - drum - flop - form - garbageman - get - go - incline - job

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Synonyms: arrange, array, deploy, order, place, more...

Collocations: dispose of the [body, weapon, gun], dispose of [evidence, documents, a meal], dispose of [waste, food, photos, junk], more...

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dispose of them
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