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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.
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Disposing
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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.
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