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dispose /dis-pōzˈ/ transitive verb- To arrange or settle
- To distribute
- To place in order, or arrange in position
- To apply to a particular purpose
- To make over by sale, gift, etc
- To bestow
- To incline (with to or towards)
intransitive verb- To settle things
- To ordain what is to be
- To make a disposition. See also dispose of below
noun- Disposal, management
- Behaviour, disposition
ORIGIN: Fr disposer, from dis- (L dis-) apart, and poser to place, from L pausāre to pause, (late) to place dispōsabilˈity noun dispōsˈable adjective - Able to be disposed of
- Intended to be thrown away or destroyed after use
- (of assets, etc) available for one's use
noun A product intended for disposal after use dispōsˈableness noun dispōsˈal noun - The act of disposing or of dealing with something
- The act or process of getting rid of something
- The act of bestowing, transferring or assigning property, etc
- Arrangement, disposition, deployment
- Management
- Right of bestowing
- Availability for use, control, service, etc
disposedˈ adjective - Inclined
- Liable, having a tendency (with to)
- (used after well, ill or kindly, etc) having friendly or unfriendly, etc feelings (with to or towards)
dispōsˈedly adverb (rare) - In good order
- With measured steps
dispōsˈer noun dispōsˈing noun and adjective dispōsˈingly adverb disposure /-pōˈzhər/ noun - Disposal, arrangement
- Disposition
disposable income noun A person's gross income less any compulsory deductions, the income available for spending, saving, investing, etc at one's disposal - At one's service, available for one's use
- Under one's management or control, to deploy as one wishes
dispose of - To deal with, esp finally and decisively
- To sell, transfer, part with or give away
- To get rid of or throw away
- To prove (an adversary, argument or claim) wrong
- To consume (food, etc), esp in haste
- To kill
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