dis·pose (d -sp z )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 Phrasal Verb: 1. Disposal. 2. Disposition; demeanor. 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 disp nere, to arrange : dis-, apart; see dis- + pnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]dis·pos er n. |
dispose [dɪˈspəʊz]
vb
1. (intr; foll by of)
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. (tr; often foll by to) to accustom or condition
n
an obsolete word for disposal, disposition
[from Old French disposer, from Latin dispōnere to set in different places, arrange, from dis-1 + pōnere to place]
disposer n
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| 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" 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" 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" | |
| 5. | dispose - make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job" 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" |
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
Translations
dispose [dɪsˈpəʊz] VT
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
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
dispose of VI + PREP
1. (= get rid of) [+ evidence, body] → deshacerse de; [+ rubbish] → tirar, botar(LAm)
4. (= disprove) [+ argument] → echar por tierra
5. (= have at one's command) → disponer de
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
(= sell off) [+ stock] → écouler
(= kill) [+ person] → se débarrasser
dispose [dɪsˈpəʊz] vt (frm) (arrange, furniture) → disporre; (troops) → disporre, schierare
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
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
v dispose [diˈspəuz]
1 to make inclined I am not disposed to help him. ontvanklik maak يَميلُ إلى предразполагам připravit, naladit (k) tilbøjelig; være stemt geneigt sein,bereit sein (προ)διαθέτω disponer 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 dispor a dispune склонять pripraviť biti pri volji raspoložen göra benägen (hågad) มีแนวโน้ม istekli olmak 傾向於 схиляти مائل کرنا tự nguyện 倾向于
2 to arrange or settle. in stemming bring يُرَتِّب، يُدَبِّر разпореждам rozestavit, uspořádat ordne verfügen ρυθμίζω colocar 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 rangschikken ordne, innrette, disponere rozmieszczać arranjar a fi dispus располагать usporiadať urediti rešiti ordna, arrangera จัดให้เข้าที่ düzenlemek, dizmek 安排 розташовувати, розміщувати طے کرنا sắp đặt 安排
adj diˈsposable
intended to be thrown away or destroyed after use disposable cups/plates. weggooibaar, beskikbaar مُمْكِن التَّخَلُّص مِنْهُ за еднократна употреба na jedno použití engangs- Einweg-... 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 wegwerpbaar engangs-, bruk og kast- do jednorazowego użytku descartável de unică folosinţă одноразового использования na jedno použitie za enkratno uporabo za jednokratnu upotrebu som kan slängas bort, engångs- ซึ่งออกแบบมาให้ใช้แล้วทิ้ง kullanılıp, atılan 用後扔掉的 для одноразового використання جو ایک بار استعمال کر کے ردّ کر دیا جاۓ dùng một lần 用后扔掉的
n diˈsposal
the act of getting rid of something the disposal of waste paper. verwydering تَخَلُّص مِن изхвърляне odvoz bortskaffelse; fjernelse die Erledigung απομάκρυνση desecho likvideerimine خلاص شدن؛ دور انداختن hävitys enlèvement, destruction סִילוּק 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; renovasjon usunięcie, pozbycie się eliminação aruncare, îndepărtare удаление odvoz, odstránenie odstranitev bacanje bortkastande, undanröjning กระบวนการกำจัดสิ่งของ atma, elden çıkarma 處理 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 k dispozici, k použití til rådighed zur Verfügung 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 à disposição de la dispoziţia (cuiva) чьём-л. распоряжении k dispozícii na voljo (komu) na raspolaganju till ngns förfogande เหมาะกับการใช้ emrine amade 聽某人之便 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 zbavit se skille sig af med; smide væk beseitigen ξεφορτώνομαι tirar, 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 wegdoen kvitte seg med, bli kvitt pozbywać się, wyrzucić desfazer-se de a renunţa la избавляться zbaviť sa znebiti se otarasiti slänga, göra sig av med กำจัด atmak, elden çıkarmak 扔掉 збуватися чого چھٹکارا پانا vứt bỏ cái gì 扔掉
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