dispose

dis·pose

 (dĭ-spōz′)

v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·es

v.tr.

1. To put into a willing or receptive frame of mind; incline: "If we're going to preach the politics of virtue, then we need to promote the social conditions that dispose people to be virtuous" (Lillian B. Rubin).

2. To place or set in a particular order; arrange: "Sally ... was beginning to loosen the upper sheet and dispose the pillows" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

v.intr.

To determine the course of events: Man proposes, God disposes.

Phrasal Verb:

dispose of

1. To finish dealing with something; settle: Let's dispose of the matter and turn to something else.

2. To give or transfer to someone else, especially permanently: She disposed of her estate among her heirs. He disposed of his memoirs to a research library.

3. To get rid of; throw out: He disposed of the newspapers after reading them.

4. To kill or destroy.

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[Middle English disposen, to arrange, 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.]

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dis·pos′er n.

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dispose

(dɪˈspəʊz)

vb

1.

a. to deal with or settle

b. to give, sell, or transfer to another

c. to throw out or away

d. to consume, esp hurriedly

e. to kill

2. to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition: man proposes, God disposes.

3. (tr) to make willing or receptive

4. (tr) to adjust or place in a certain order or position

5. (often foll by: to) to accustom or condition

n

an obsolete word for disposal, disposition

[C14: from Old French disposer, from Latin dispōnere to set in different places, arrange, from dis-¹ + pōnere to place]

disˈposer n

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dis•pose

(dɪˈspoʊz)

v. -posed, -pos•ing,
n. v.t.

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.

4. to make fit or ready; prepare.

v.i.

5. to arrange or decide matters: to do as God disposes.

6. Obs. to make terms.

7. dispose of,

a. to deal with conclusively; settle.

b. to get rid of; discard or destroy.

c. to give away or sell.

n.

8. Archaic. disposition.

9. Obs. regulation.

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French disposer=dis- dis-¹ + poser to place (see pose¹)]

dis•pos′er, n.

dis•pos′ing•ly, adv.

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dispose

Past participle: disposed
Gerund: disposing

Imperative

dispose

dispose

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dispose - give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions" sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit" redispose - dispose anew; "The goods were redisposed at a great loss"
	2.	dispose - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" cast aside, cast away, chuck out, discard, throw away, toss away, toss out, throw out, cast out, put away, fling, toss unlearn - discard something previously learnt, like an old habit deep-six, give it the deep six - toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" jettison - throw away, of something encumbering junk, scrap, trash - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" waste - get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer" get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" dump - throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!" retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat" abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" liquidize, sell out, sell up - get rid of all one's merchandise de-access - dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines" close out - terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"
	3.	dispose - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" incline predispose - make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight" shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" disincline, indispose - make unwilling
	4.	dispose - place or put in a particular order; "the dots are unevenly disposed" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	5.	dispose - make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job" qualify habilitate - qualify for teaching at a university in Europe; "He habilitated after his sabbatical at a prestigious American university" capacitate - make capable; "This instruction capacitates us to understand the problem" groom, train, prepare - educate for a future role or function; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior"

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dispose

verb

1. arrange, put, place, group, set, order, stand, range, settle, fix, rank, distribute, array He was preparing to dispose his effects about the room.

2. lead, move, condition, influence, prompt, tempt, adapt, motivate, bias, induce, incline, predispose, actuate theologies which dispose their adherents to fanaticism

dispose of someone kill, murder, destroy, do in (slang), take out (slang), execute, slaughter, dispatch, assassinate, slay, do away with, knock off (slang), liquidate, neutralize, exterminate, take (someone's) life, bump off (slang), wipe from the face of the earth (informal) They had hired an assassin to dispose of him.

dispose of something

1. get rid of, destroy, dump (informal), scrap, bin (informal), junk (informal), chuck (informal), discard, unload, dispense with, jettison, get shot of, throw out or away Fold up the nappy and dispose of it.

2. deal with, manage, treat, handle, settle, cope with, take care of, see to, finish with, attend to, get to grips with the manner in which you disposed of that problem

3. give, give up, part with, bestow, transfer, make over, deliver up He managed to dispose of more money and goods.

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dispose

verb

1. To put into a deliberate order:

arrange, array, deploy, marshal, order, organize, range, sort, systematize.

2. To have an impact on in a certain way:

incline, influence, predispose, sway.

phrasal verb
dispose of

1. To put into correct or conclusive form:

arrange, conclude, fix, settle.

2. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:

discard, dump, junk, scrap, throw away, throw out.

Informal: chuck, jettison, shuck (off).

Slang: ditch.

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Translations

يُرَتِّب، يُدَبِّريَميلُ إلى

naladitpřipravitrozestavituspořádat

ordnetilbøjelig

beseitigenentsorgengeneigt seinverfügenan den Mann bringen

deshacerseinclinarpredisponer

destinerdisposerrejeter

útkljávera fús til

a perderecamion della nettezza urbanacaratterecollocaredisporre

atsikratymaskieno nors dispozicijojekieno nors žiniojenusiteiktinuteikti

būt noskaņotamizvietotnoskaņotnovietot

disponeregjøre tilbøyeliginnrettevære innstilt på

znebiti se

dizmekdüzenlemekistekli olmak

倾向于安排

dispose

[dɪsˈpəʊz] VT

1. (= arrange) [+ furniture, ornaments] → disponer, colocar; [+ troops] → desplegar

2. (frm) (= incline) → predisponer
her behaviour did not dispose me to help her → su comportamiento no me predisponía a ayudarla, su comportamiento no hacía que me sintiese inclinado a ayudarla

3. (= decide) → disponer, decidir

dispose of VI + PREP

1. (= get rid of) [+ evidence, body] → deshacerse de; [+ rubbish] → tirar, botar (LAm)

2. (= sell, transfer) [+ goods] → vender; [+ property] → traspasar; [+ rights] → enajenar, ceder

3. (= deal with) [+ matter, problem] → resolver; [+ business] → despachar

4. (= disprove) [+ argument] → echar por tierra

5. (= have at one's command) → disponer de

6. (hum) (= eat) [+ food] → comerse, despachar

7. (= kill) → matar, despachar

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dispose

[dɪˈspəʊz] vt (= arrange) → disposer

dispose of

vt fus

(= use) [+ time, money] → disposer de

(= get rid of) [+ unwanted goods] → se débarrasser de; [+ evidence, weapon] → se débarrasser de

[+ rubbish] (= throw out) → jeter (= treat) → traiter

(= sell off) [+ stock] → écouler

(= deal with) [+ problem] → expédier; [+ question] → liquider

(= kill) [+ person] → se débarrasser

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dispose

vt

(form: = arrange) shrubs, ornaments → anordnen; people, troops → aufstellen; papers → ordnen

(= make willing) to dispose somebody to do something → jdn geneigt machen, etw zu tun

vi ? propose VI b

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dispose

[dɪsˈpəʊz] vt (frm) (arrange, furniture) → disporre; (troops) → disporre, schierare

dispose of vi + prep

a. (get rid of, unwanted goods, evidence, rubbish) → sbarazzarsi di, disfarsi di (Comm) (sell) → vendere

b. (deal with, matter, problem) → sistemare

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dispose

(diˈspəuz) verb

1. to make inclined. I am not disposed to help him. ontvanklik maak يَميلُ إلى предразполагам dispor připravit, naladit (k) geneigt sein, bereit sein tilbøjelig; være stemt διαθέτωdisponer meelestama مایل کردن؛ خواهان کردن tehdä alttiiksi disposer לִהיוֹת מוּכָן ठीक रखना raspoloživ (szenvedőben:) hajlandó vmit megtenni ingin, cenderung vera fús til disporre する気にならせる 마음이 내키지 않다 nu(si)teikti būt noskaņotam sedia bewegen, brengen tot gjøre tilbøyelig, være innstilt på uczynić skłonnym, usposobić do سمول، تر تيبول، سنبالول تنظيمول: فيصله كول: په خاص ډول استعمالول، متمايل كېدل، ځان ځنى خلاصول dispor a dispune склонять pripraviť biti pri volji raspoložen göra benägen (hågad) มีแนวโน้ม istekli olmak 使傾向於 схиляти مائل کرنا tự nguyện 倾向于

2. to arrange or settle. in stemming bring يُرَتِّب، يُدَبِّر разпореждам arranjar rozestavit, uspořádat verfügen ordne ρυθμίζωcolocar ära korraldama تنظیم کردن؛ چیدن selvittää disposer לְסָדֵר निबटाना urediti, odrediti elintéz, elrendez mengatur útkljá collocare 処置する 정리하다 išdėstyti izvietot; novietot menyusun rangschikkenordne, innrette, disponere rozmieszczać تر تيبول arranjar a fi dispus располагать usporiadať urediti rešiti ordna, arrangera จัดให้เข้าที่ düzenlemek, dizmek 安排，整理 розташовувати, розміщувати طے کرنا sắp đặt 安排

diˈsposable adjective

intended to be thrown away or destroyed after use. disposable cups/plates. weggooibaar, beskikbaar مُمْكِن التَّخَلُّص مِنْهُ за еднократна употреба descartável na jedno použití Einweg-... engangs- που είναι μιας χρήσης desechable ühekordselt kasutatav یکبار مصرف hävitettävä à usage unique חָד-פְּעָמִי उपयोग करके फैंकने लायक jednokratni eldobható (pelenka stb.), egyszer használatos sekali pakai kemudian dibuang einnota da gettare dopo l'uso 使い捨ての 쓰고 버릴 수 있는 vienkartinis vienreizējās lietošanas- boleh dibuang wegwerpbaarengangs-, bruk og kast- do jednorazowego użytku یو بار مصرف descartável de unică folosinţă одноразового использования na jedno použitie za enkratno uporabo za jednokratnu upotrebu som kan slängas bort, engångs- ซึ่งออกแบบมาให้ใช้แล้วทิ้ง kullanılıp, atılan 使用後可丟棄的 для одноразового використання جو ایک بار استعمال کر کے ردّ کر دیا جاۓ dùng một lần 用后扔掉的

diˈsposal noun

the act of getting rid of something. the disposal of waste paper. verwydering تَخَلُّص مِن изхвърляне eliminação odvoz die Erledigung bortskaffelse; fjernelse απομάκρυνσηdesecho likvideerimine خلاص شدن؛ دور انداختن hävitys enlèvement, destructionסילוק छुटकारा odlaganje megszabadulás vmitől, ártalmatlanítás pembuangan losun eliminazione, lo sbarazzarsi 処分 처분 atsikratymas, paðalinimas atbrīvošanās (no kaut kā); aizvākšana pembuangan het zich ontdoen van bortkasting, fjerning; renovasjonusunięcie, pozbycie się ترتيبونه: واك، اختيار eliminação aruncare, îndepărtare удаление odvoz, odstránenie odstranitev bacanje bortkastande, undanröjning กระบวนการกำจัดสิ่งของ atma, elden çıkarma 丟棄 усунення; реалізація کسی چیز سے چھٹکارا پانے کا عمل hành động vứt bỏ cái gì 处理

at one's disposal

available for one's use. They put a car at his disposal during his stay. tot die beskikking wees تَحْتَ تَصَرُّف، رَهْنَ إشارَة на разположение à disposição de k dispozici, k použití zur Verfügung til rådighed που είναι στη διάθεση κπ. a la disposición de uno käsutuses در اختیار؛ تحت فرمان käytettävissä à la disposition de לִרשוּתוֹ किसी के उपयोग के लिए उपलब्ध na raspolaganju vkinek a rendelkezésére áll untuk digunakan til ráðstöfunar a disposizione di ～の自由にできる 임의 쓸 수 있는 kieno nors þinioje/dispozicijoje kāda rīcībā tersedia untuk kegunaan seseorang tot zijn beschikking til rådighet/disposisjon, disponibel do czyjejś dyspozycji په كار راتلونكى، لاس ته راتلونكى، لاس وررسېدونكى، لاس پرې برېدونكى. à disposição de la dis­poziţia (cuiva) чьём-л. распоряжении k dispozícii na voljo (komu) na raspolaganju till ngns förfogande เหมาะกับการใช้ emrine amade 供某人支配 в (чиємусь) розпорядженні دستیاب sẵn sàng sử dụng 听某人之便

dispose of

to get rid of. I've disposed of your old coat. verkoop, verhandeling يَتَخَلَّصُ من изхвърлям desfazer-se de zbavit se beseitigen skille sig af med; smide væk ξεφορτώνομαιtirar, deshacerse de lahti saama, ära viskama خلاص شدن؛ دور انداختن hävittää se débarrasser de לְהִיפָּטֵר छुटकारा पाना riješiti se nečega megszabadul vmitől membuang losa sig við sbarazzarsi di 処分する 처분하다 atsikratyti atbrīvoties no buang wegdoenkvitte seg med, bli kvitt pozbywać się, wyrzucić خلاصول desfazer-se de a renunţa la избавляться zbaviť sa znebiti se otarasiti slänga, göra sig av med กำจัด atmak, elden çıkarmak 丟棄 збуватися чого چھٹکارا پانا vứt bỏ cái gì 扔掉

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dispose

vt. disponer; desechar;

to ___ of → deshacerse de.

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