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dis·pose
I. \də̇ˈspōz\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English disposen, from Middle French disposer, modification (influenced by poser to put, place) of Latin disponere to set in order, arrange (perfect stem dispos-), from dis- dis- (I) + ponere to put, place — more at position, pose
transitive verb
1.
a. : to give a tendency to
< night air was thought to dispose one to sickness >
: put in a frame of mind or feeling that is favorable (as to an act or a condition)
< the remark disposed him to like the man immediately >
b. : to put into a condition (as for a particular action) : make ready : prepare
< troops disposed for immediate withdrawal >
2.
a. : to put in place or order : distribute and arrange especially for greatest effectiveness, economy, ease, or conformity to a pattern
< she carried an armful of books; these she disposed within reach — Elinor Wylie >
< branches and leaves were disposed, not as combinations of color in mass, but as designs in line — Laurence Binyon >
< the general who disposed his forces so as to counteract a greater force — W.E.Channing >
b. obsolete : regulate, determine, order, manage
c. archaic : deal out : assign to a use : bestow for a purpose : dispose of
d. obsolete : to assign to a particular place or position
intransitive verb
1. : to arrange or settle a matter finally or definitively : make disposition; especially : to regulate the fate or condition finally or definitively
< man proposes but God disposes >
2. obsolete : bargain
Synonyms: see set
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- dispose of
II. noun
(-s)
1. obsolete : the disposal or the power or right of disposal
2. obsolete : disposition; also : demeanor |