dis·pose (dĭ-spōz') v.
dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es
v.
tr.
To place or set in a particular order; arrange.
To put (business affairs, for example) into correct, definitive, or conclusive form.
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
Disposal.
Disposition; demeanor.
Phrasal Verb(s): dispose of
To attend to; settle: disposed of the problem quickly.
To transfer or part with, as by giving or selling.
To get rid of; throw out.
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.