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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

/ »åɪˈ²õ±èəʊ³ú /

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

  • »å¾±²õˈ±è´Ç²õ±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å¾±²õ·±è´Ç²õi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • °ù±ðd¾±²õ·±è´Ç²õ±ð verb (used with object) redisposed redisposing
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˜yÐÄvlog 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 »å¾±²õ±èŲԱð°ù±ð
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dispose1

C14: from Old French disposer, from Latin »å¾±²õ±èŲԱð°ù±ð to set in different places, arrange, from dis- 1+ ±èŲԱð°ù±ð to place
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Radiation Survivors, “Shakespeare insightfully realized that disposing of lawyers is a step in the direction of a totalitarian form of government.â€

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All such documents should be disposed of in a "burn bag" or by shredding in an approved machine.

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She said that’s in part because private contractors are paying extra fees to dispose of fire debris that contain toxins.

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Tesla agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle civil allegations brought by 25 California district attorneys that it illegally disposed of hazardous waste at its car service centers, energy centers and its Fremont factory.

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He died a few months later without revealing where he had disposed of their bodies.

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