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dis·pose       [di-spohz] Pronunciation Key verb, -posed, -pos·ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
2.to put in a particular or the proper order or arrangement; adjust by arranging the parts.
3.to put in a particular or suitable place: The lamp was disposed on a table nearby.
4.to make fit or ready; prepare: Your words of cheer dispose me for the task.
–verb (used without object)
5.to arrange or decide matters: to do as God disposes.
6.Obsolete. to make terms.
–noun
7.Archaic. disposition; habit.
8.Obsolete. arrangement; regulation; disposal.
—Verb phrase
9.dispose of,
a.to deal with conclusively; settle.
b.to get rid of; discard.
c.to transfer or give away, as by gift or sale.
d.to do away with; destroy.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME < MF disposer, equiv. to dis- dis-1 + poser to place (see pose1), on the model of L dispōnere]

—Related forms
dis·pos·ing·ly, adverb
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dis·pose       (dĭ-spōz')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es

v.   tr.
  1. To place or set in a particular order; arrange.
  2. To put (business affairs, for example) into correct, definitive, or conclusive form.
  3. To put into a willing or receptive frame of mind; incline. See Synonyms at incline.

v.   intr.
To settle or decide a matter.

n.   Obsolete
  1. Disposal.
  2. Disposition; demeanor.

Phrasal Verb(s):
dispose of
  1. To attend to; settle: disposed of the problem quickly.
  2. To transfer or part with, as by giving or selling.
  3. To get rid of; throw out.
  4. To kill or destroy: a despot who disposed of all his enemies, real or imagined.

[Middle English disposen, from Old French disposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place) of Latin dispōnere, to arrange : dis-, apart; see dis- + pōnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

dis·pos'er n.
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