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dispose definition

dis·pose (di spōz′)

transitive verb disposed -·posed′, disposing -·pos′·ing

  1. to place in a certain order or arrangement
  2. to arrange (matters); settle or regulate (affairs)
  3. to make willing; incline
  4. to make susceptible or liable

Etymology: ME disposen < OFr disposer, to put apart, hence arrange < perf. stem of L disponere, to arrange: see dis- & position

intransitive verb

to have the power to arrange or settle affairs
dispose Idioms

dispose of

  1. to deal with conclusively; settle
  2. to give away or sell
  3. to get rid of; throw away

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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