单词 | dispose |
释义 | dispose v.   1. tr. (usu. foll. by to, or to + infin.) a make willing; incline (disposed him to the idea; was disposed to release them). b give a tendency to (the wheel was disposed to buckle).   2. tr. place suitably or in order (disposed the pictures in sequence).   3. tr. (as disposed adj.) have a specified mental inclination (usu. in comb. : ill-disposed).   4. intr. determine the course of events (man proposes, God disposes). Phrases and idioms dispose of   1. a deal with. b get rid of. c finish. d kill.   2. sell.   3. prove (a claim, an argument, an opponent, etc.) to be incorrect.   4. consume (food). Derivatives disposer n. Etymology: ME f. OF disposer (as DIS-, POSE(1)) after L disponere disposit- |
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