dispose

[dih-spohz] /dɪˈspoʊz/
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.
5.
to arrange or decide matters:
to do as God disposes.
6.
Obsolete. to make terms.
noun
7.
Archaic. disposition; habit.
8.
Obsolete. arrangement; regulation; disposal.
Verb phrases
9.
dispose of,
  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.
Origin
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
disposingly, adverb
redispose, verb (used with object), redisposed, redisposing.
Can be confused
dispose, disperse.
Examples from the web for dispose
  • She knows how to order the stock and dispose the goods in the window.
  • Store the container outside until you can properly dispose of the materials.
  • The bigger question with electric vehicles is how to dispose off the used batteries without affecting environment.
  • Since games are systems, playing them can dispose learners to think in systematic ways.
  • Rake up and dispose of dead leaves, since fungus spores can overwinter on them.
  • To dispose of them, cosmologists usually have opted for burial.
  • dispose of infected plants and plant parts right away.
  • Begin by maligning, hot-seating, and hopefully dispose of any academic who does not follow the script.
  • Different countries dispose of their rubbish in different ways.
  • As you dispose of the container from your frozen dinner, you notice a number on the bottom of the package.
British Dictionary definitions for dispose

dispose

/dɪˈspəʊz/
verb
1.
(intransitive) foll by of
  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.
(transitive) to make willing or receptive
4.
(transitive) to adjust or place in a certain order or position
5.
(transitive) often foll by to. to accustom or condition
noun
6.
an obsolete word for disposal, disposition
Derived Forms
disposer, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Old French disposer, from Latin dispōnere to set in different places, arrange, from dis-1 + pōnere to place
Word Origin and History for dispose
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.