to put (things or personnel) in position

to give (somebody) a tendency towards something

Faulty diet disposes one to sickness

(+ of) to transfer (a possession) to somebody else or sell it on

I've disposed of my old computer

to get rid of (rubbish or waste)

Please dispose of glass bottles with care

euphem to kill or murder (somebody)

to argue conclusively against (a theory, etc)

to control the course of events

Man proposes, God disposes