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   Dis·pose

   /dəˈspōz/

   

   verb

   • 1. get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else: "people now have substantial assets to dispose of after their death"
   • ▪ kill; destroy: informal "all of them have been efficient in disposing of their rivals by deadly means"
   • ▪ overcome (a rival or threat): "team members were buoyant after they disposed of the champions"
   • ▪ consume (food or drink) quickly or enthusiastically: informal "she watched him dispose of a large slice of cheese"
   • 2. bring (someone) into a particular frame of mind: "prolactin is released, disposing you toward sleep" Similar inclineencouragepersuadepredisposemake willingmakemovepromptleadinduceinspiretemptmotivateactuatebiasswayinfluencedeterminedirect
   • 3. arrange in a particular position: "the chief disposed his attendants in a circle" Similar arrangeorderplaceputpositionorientarrayspread outrangeset upformorganizeseatstandmarshalmustergathergroupassembleinformal:parkplantpopstickrare:posit
   • ▪ determine the course of events: literary "the city proposed, but the unions disposed"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French disposer, from Latin disponere ‘arrange’, influenced by dispositus ‘arranged’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disposer noun

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