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dis·pose

(dĭ-spōz′)

v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es

v.tr.

1. To put into a willing or receptive frame of mind; incline: "If we're going to preach the politics of virtue, then we need to promote the social conditions that dispose people to be virtuous" (Lillian B. Rubin).

2. To place or set in a particular order; arrange: "Sally ... was beginning to loosen the upper sheet and dispose the pillows" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

v.intr.

To determine the course of events: Man proposes, God disposes.

Phrasal Verb:

dispose of

1. To finish dealing with something; settle: Let's dispose of the matter and turn to something else.

2. To give or transfer to someone else, especially permanently: She disposed of her estate among her heirs. He disposed of his memoirs to a research library.

3. To get rid of; throw out: He disposed of the newspapers after reading them.

4. To kill or destroy.

[Middle English disposen, to arrange, from Old French disposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin dispōnere, to arrange : dis-, apart; see dis- + pōnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

dis·pos′er n.

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dispose

(dɪˈspəʊz)

a. to deal with or settle

b. to give, sell, or transfer to another

c. to throw out or away

d. to consume, esp hurriedly

e. 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. (often foll by: to) to accustom or condition

an obsolete word for disposal, disposition

[C14: from Old French disposer, from Latin dispōnere to set in different places, arrange, from dis-¹ + pōnere to place]

disˈposer n

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dis•pose

(dɪˈspoʊz)

v. -posed, -pos•ing,
n. v.t.

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.

4. to make fit or ready; prepare.

v.i.

5. to arrange or decide matters: to do as God disposes.

6. Obs. to make terms.

7. dispose of,

a. to deal with conclusively; settle.

b. to get rid of; discard or destroy.

c. to give away or sell.

8. Archaic. disposition.

9. Obs. regulation.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French disposer=dis- dis-¹ + poser to place (see pose¹)]

dis•pos′er, n.

dis•pos′ing•ly, adv.

dispose

Past participle: disposed
Gerund: disposing

Imperative
dispose
dispose

Present
I dispose
you dispose
he/she/it disposes
we dispose
you dispose
they dispose

Preterite
I disposed
you disposed
he/she/it disposed
we disposed
you disposed
they disposed

Present Continuous
I am disposing
you are disposing
he/she/it is disposing
we are disposing
you are disposing
they are disposing

Present Perfect
I have disposed
you have disposed
he/she/it has disposed
we have disposed
you have disposed
they have disposed

Past Continuous
I was disposing
you were disposing
he/she/it was disposing
we were disposing
you were disposing
they were disposing

Past Perfect
I had disposed
you had disposed
he/she/it had disposed
we had disposed
you had disposed
they had disposed

Future
I will dispose
you will dispose
he/she/it will dispose
we will dispose
you will dispose
they will dispose

Future Perfect
I will have disposed
you will have disposed
he/she/it will have disposed
we will have disposed
you will have disposed
they will have disposed

Future Continuous
I will be disposing
you will be disposing
he/she/it will be disposing
we will be disposing
you will be disposing
they will be disposing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disposing
you have been disposing
he/she/it has been disposing
we have been disposing
you have been disposing
they have been disposing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disposing
you will have been disposing
he/she/it will have been disposing
we will have been disposing
you will have been disposing
they will have been disposing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disposing
you had been disposing
he/she/it had been disposing
we had been disposing
you had been disposing
they had been disposing

Conditional
I would dispose
you would dispose
he/she/it would dispose
we would dispose
you would dispose
they would dispose

Past Conditional
I would have disposed
you would have disposed
he/she/it would have disposed
we would have disposed
you would have disposed
they would have disposed

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Verb	1.	dispose - give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions" sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" redispose - dispose anew; "The goods were redisposed at a great loss"
	2.	dispose - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" cast aside, cast away, chuck out, discard, throw away, toss away, toss out, throw out, cast out, put away, fling, toss unlearn - discard something previously learnt, like an old habit deep-six, give it the deep six - toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" jettison - throw away, of something encumbering junk, scrap, trash - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" waste - get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer" get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" dump - throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!" retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat" abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" liquidize, sell out, sell up - get rid of all one's merchandise de-access - dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines" close out - terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"
	3.	dispose - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" incline predispose - make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight" shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" disincline, indispose - make unwilling
	4.	dispose - place or put in a particular order; "the dots are unevenly disposed" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	5.	dispose - make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job" qualify habilitate - qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university" capacitate - make capable; "This instruction capacitates us to understand the problem" groom, train, prepare - educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"

dispose

verb

1. arrange, put, place, group, set, order, stand, range, settle, fix, rank, distribute, array He was preparing to dispose his effects about the room.

2. lead, move, condition, influence, prompt, tempt, adapt, motivate, bias, induce, incline, predispose, actuate theologies which dispose their adherents to fanaticism

dispose of someone kill, murder, destroy, do in (slang), take out (slang), execute, slaughter, dispatch, assassinate, slay, do away with, knock off (slang), liquidate, neutralize, exterminate, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang), wipe from the face of the earth (informal) They had hired an assassin to dispose of him.

dispose of something

1. get rid of, destroy, dump (informal), scrap, bin (informal), junk (informal), chuck (informal), discard, unload, dispense with, jettison, get shot of, throw out or away Fold up the nappy and dispose of it.

2. deal with, manage, treat, handle, settle, cope with, take care of, see to, finish with, attend to, get to grips with the manner in which you disposed of that problem

3. give, give up, part with, bestow, transfer, make over, deliver up He managed to dispose of more money and goods.

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dispose

verb

1. To put into a deliberate order:

arrange, array, deploy, marshal, order, organize, range, sort, systematize.

2. To have an impact on in a certain way:

incline, influence, predispose, sway.

phrasal verb
dispose of

1. To put into correct or conclusive form:

arrange, conclude, fix, settle.

2. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:

discard, dump, junk, scrap, throw away, throw out.

Informal: chuck, jettison, shuck (off).

Slang: ditch.

Translations

يُرَتِّب، يُدَبِّريَميلُ إلى

naladitpřipravitrozestavituspořádat

ordnetilbøjelig

beseitigen entsorgen geneigt sein verfügenan den Mann bringen

deshacerse inclinar predisponer

destiner disposer rejeter

útkljávera fús til

a perdere camion della nettezza urbana carattere collocare disporre

atsikratymaskieno nors dispozicijojekieno nors žiniojenusiteiktinuteikti

būt noskaņotamizvietotnoskaņotnovietot

disponere gjøre tilbøyelig innrette være innstilt på

znebiti se

dizmekdüzenlemekistekli olmak

倾向于安排

dispose

[dɪsˈpəʊz] VT

1. (= arrange) [+ furniture, ornaments] → disponer, colocar; [+ troops] → desplegar

2. (frm) (= incline) → predisponer
her behaviour did not dispose me to help her → su comportamiento no me predisponía a ayudarla, su comportamiento no hacía que me sintiese inclinado a ayudarla

3. (= decide) → disponer, decidir

dispose of VI + PREP

1. (= get rid of) [+ evidence, body] → deshacerse de; [+ rubbish] → tirar, botar (LAm)

2. (= sell, transfer) [+ goods] → vender; [+ property] → traspasar; [+ rights] → enajenar, ceder

3. (= deal with) [+ matter, problem] → resolver; [+ business] → despachar

4. (= disprove) [+ argument] → echar por tierra

5. (= have at one's command) → disponer de

6. (hum) (= eat) [+ food] → comerse, despachar

7. (= kill) → matar, despachar

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dispose

[dɪˈspəʊz] vt (= arrange) → disposer

dispose of

vt fus

(= use) [+ time, money] → disposer de

(= get rid of) [+ unwanted goods] → se débarrasser de; [+ evidence, weapon] → se débarrasser de

[+ rubbish] (= throw out) → jeter (= treat) → traiter

(= sell off) [+ stock] → écouler

(= deal with) [+ problem] → expédier; [+ question] → liquider

(= kill) [+ person] → se débarrasser

dispose

(form: = arrange) shrubs, ornaments → anordnen; people, troops → aufstellen; papers → ordnen

(= make willing) to dispose somebody to do something → jdn geneigt machen, etw zu tun

vi ? propose VI b

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dispose

[dɪsˈpəʊz] vt (frm) (arrange, furniture) → disporre; (troops) → disporre, schierare

dispose of vi + prep

a. (get rid of, unwanted goods, evidence, rubbish) → sbarazzarsi di, disfarsi di (Comm) (sell) → vendere

b. (deal with, matter, problem) → sistemare

dispose

(diˈspəuz) verb

1. to make inclined. I am not disposed to help him.

2. to arrange or settle.

diˈsposable adjective

intended to be thrown away or destroyed after use. disposable cups/plates.

diˈsposal noun

the act of getting rid of something. the disposal of waste paper.

at one's disposal

available for one's use. They put a car at his disposal during his stay.

dispose of

to get rid of. I've disposed of your old coat.

dispose

vt. disponer; desechar;

to ___ of → deshacerse de.

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Paris was the best place in which to dispose of her effects, and thither she and Adrienne came, without a moment's delay.

She then began to look about her for a shop in which she might dispose of something for the moment.

"Madame," she said, in timid tones, for want had not yet made Adrienne bold or coarse, "I have a thimble to dispose of--could you be induced to buy it?"

First taking another look at the pretty little hand and fingers, to make certain the thimble might not be reclaimed, when satisfied that it really belonged to her who wished to dispose of it, she ventured to answer.

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Could matters have been so arranged as to prevent the necessity of our leaving the castle, could we have lived with Charles and kept him single, I should have been very far from persuading my husband to dispose of it elsewhere; but Charles was on the point of marrying Miss De Courcy, and the event has justified me.

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We therefore, who are the registers of that lottery, shall imitate those sagacious persons who deal in that which is drawn at Guildhall, and who never trouble the public with the many blanks they dispose of; but when a great prize happens to be drawn, the newspapers are presently filled with it, and the world is sure to be informed at whose office it was sold: indeed, commonly two or three different offices lay claim to the honour of having disposed of it; by which, I suppose, the adventurers are given to understand that certain brokers are in the secrets of Fortune, and indeed of her cabinet council.

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I am the only person possessing the right to dispose of my daughter's hand.

"You will, of course, dispose of it in some way or other?"

"You only intend, then, to dispose of that part of your fortune which the law allows you to subtract from the inheritance of your son?" Noirtier made no answer.

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Thus trained in the exercise not only of free will, but despotic authority, Rowena was, by her previous education, disposed both to resist and to resent any attempt to control her affections, or dispose of her hand contrary to her inclinations, and to assert her independence in a case in which even those females who have been trained up to obedience and subjection, are not infrequently apt to dispute the authority of guardians and parents.

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The first is, by knowing how, with prudence, to dispose of a wife, a daughter, or a sister; the second, by betraying or undermining his predecessor; and the third is, by a furious zeal, in public assemblies, against the corruption's of the court.

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The pride of states, as well as of men, naturally disposes them to justify all their actions, and opposes their acknowledging, correcting, or repairing their errors and offenses.