disposen.

Etymology: < dispose v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈspose.

Obsolete or archaic.

The action or fact of disposing: in various senses.

†1. Arrangement, order; = disposition n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > [noun]

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groupment1837

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 646 He observed in all points a singular order and dispose.

†2. The action of ordering; ordinance, appointment; direction, management: = disposal n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration

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managership1864

operation1872

operating1913

case management1918

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. xxxi. 348/1 Such is the dispose of the sole disposer of Empires, that they haue their risings, their fuls, and their fals.

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1746 We oft doubt, What th' unsearchable dispose Of highest wisdom brings about.

†3. Power or right to dispose of something, or deal with it at one's will; control: = disposal n. 4. Esp. in at (in, etc.) one's dispose (very common 1600–1730). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > authority to deal with as one pleases

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1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido v. ii Ye gods, that..order all things at your high dispose.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 325 He was under the dispose of the..Generall of the Footemen.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) i. i. 20 His goods confiscate to the Dukes dispose .

1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 219 Man is at Gods dispose, and all the other Creatures are at Gods, and mans.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 115 Left to the dispose and pleasure of the King.

1690 J. Dryden Don Sebastian v. 115 His life's in my dispose.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 733 To fate's supreme dispose the dead resign.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 209 Then you'll have some time at your own Dispose.

†4. The action of bestowing, making over, or dealing out; bestowal, distribution: cf. dispose v. 4, disposal n. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > transfer of property > [noun]

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1591 R. Greene Maiden's Dreame in Wks. (1881–3) XIV. 310 No man went emptie from his frank dispose, He was a purse bearer vnto the poore.

1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 261 What he thoght of the last dispose of the Provinces.

1673 A. Marvell in Collect. Poems 249 Neglecting to call for any Account of the Dispose of the said Treasury.

†5.

a. Mental constitution or inclination; frame of mind; = disposition n. 6. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [noun]

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mindset1909

psyche1910

where it's (he's, she's) at1967

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 162 He..carries on the streame of his dispose..In will peculiar, and in selfe admission.

1609 S. Rowlands Knave of Clubbes 15 Meeting with one iust of his owne dispose, With him he plotted to escape his foes.

1628 W. Laud Wks. (1847) I. 173 ‘Peace’ stands for a quiet and calm dispose of the hearts of men.

b. External manner; air; pose. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > [noun] > demeanour or bearing

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i-letelOE

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1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. ii. sig. C4 More Musick's in thy name, and sweet dispose, Then in Apollos Lyre, or Orpheus close.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 389 He has a person and a smooth dispose, To be suspected.

1875 R. Browning Inn Album i. 21 As the haught high-bred bearing and dispose.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

disposev.

/dɪˈspəʊz/

Forms: Also (Middle English dispoose, dispoyse); Middle English–1500s dys-, 1500s–1600s des-.

Etymology: < Old French dispose-r, rarely desp- (12–13th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin dis- , dis- prefix 1a + poser to place, lay down (see pose v.¹, repose v.¹); substituted for Latin dispōnĕre (which came down in Old French as despondre : see dispone v.), by form-association with inflections and derivatives of the latter, as dispos , disposition , etc. Compare compose v., compose v.

I. Transitive senses.

a. To place (things) at proper distances apart and in proper positions with regard to each other, to place suitably, adjust; to place or arrange in a particular order.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrange [verb (transitive)]

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informa1382

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to set forth?c1450

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place1548

suit1552

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plat1587

enrange1590

draw1663

range1711

arrange1791

to lay out1848

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 109 Þe citee..is disposed þat þe water þat falleþ dounward..no fen makeþ and renneþ into cisternes.

c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §21. 13 The sterres..ben disposed in signes of bestes, or shape like bestes.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. lxxxvii^v Or the Frenchmen had either desposed their garrison, or appointed their lodgynges.

1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 257 Directions and precepts, how you should order and dispose your studies.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. viii. sig. T6^v Words well dispost [rhymes ghost, bost, most] Haue secrete powre, t'appease inflamed rage.

1628 J. Beaumont Bosworth Field 659 This done, these valiant Knights dispose their Blades.

1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 248 Precepts, which teach vs, to dispose arguments in a Syllogisme.

1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth Pref. sig. A5 The said terrestrial Matter is disposed into Strata or Layers.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 412. ¶7 The different Colours of a Picture, when they are well disposed, set off one another.

1777 W. Dalrymple Trav. Spain & Portugal xxvi The town is situated on a rising ground and handsomely disposed.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 7 I have disposed several instances of agreement under separate numbers.

1885 Athenæum 23 May 669/1 Verdurous masses of foliage and sward disposed with great simplicity and breadth.

b. To put into the proper or suitable place; to put away, stow away, deposit; to put (a number of things) each into the proper place, distribute. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > deposit or put away

to put upc1330

to lay up?a1366

leavea1375

disposec1420

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reposea1500

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commit1531

reject1541

dispatcha1566

tuck1587

to put away1607

reposit1630

repositate1716

to stow away1795

park1908

the mind > possession > supply > storage > store [verb (transitive)] > for safe-keeping

depose1583

depositate1618

dispositate1650

deposit1659

dispose1662

safety-deposit1891

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. vi. 206 The xxxth day x pounde hony dispose In it wel scommed first, and use it soo.

1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation 7 Seuerall Churches, which are disposed in euery towne & village, according as mans necessitie requireth.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 119 His blowes are well dispos'd [printed dispo'd; corrected to dispos'd in 1623], there Aiax.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 183 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors The Gold and Silver is lock'd up in Chests, and dispos'd into the Towers of the Castle.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 256 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors No man but hath at least two wives, but dispos'd into several huts.

1685 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 356 His majesties standing forces..are disposed into severall parts of this Kingdom.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. xiii. 87 The chearful mates Safe in the hollow deck dispose the cates.

1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 258 A dying lamp was disposed in a niche of the wall.

†c. gen. To dispose of, deal with in any way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > conduct (an affair) > deal with (a matter) > specific manner > definitely or successfully

disponec1374

to deal with1469

compone1523

compose1569

dispose1590

to dispose ofa1616

1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. I5 Then bring those Turkish harlots to my tent, And I'le dispose them as it likes me best.

†d. To place in a particular employment, situation or condition; to assign, appoint. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > appoint a person to an office [verb (transitive)]

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stevenOE

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to fill the hands of1535

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state1604

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to bring ina1616

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install1647

to set up1685

prick1788

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 52 A gentleman that hath honest and discreete seruants disposeth them to the encrease of his segnioryes, one he appoynteth stewarde of his courtes, an other ouerseer of his landes.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 190 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors All the handsome young Damosels..to be dispos'd into his Ladies service.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 119 Ye Gods, to better Fate, good Men dispose .

†2. To regulate or govern in an orderly way; to order, control, direct, manage, command. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer

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to bear (a person or thing) in (also an, a, on) handa1522

keepa1535

administrate1538

solicitate1547

to dispose of1573

manure1583

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manage1609

negotiate1619

conduct1632

to carry on1638

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nurse1745

work1841

operate1850

run1857

stage-manage1906

ramrod1920

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) ii. xviii. 42 Angels..haue vnder theym the ordres of men, and ordeyne and dyspose theym.

c1460 (a1449) J. Lydgate Legend St. Austin (Harl. 2255) l. 383 in Minor Poems (1911) i. 205 That Crist Jhesus dispoose so the ballaunce, That Petris ship be with no tempest drownyd.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 521/1 I wyll dispose this mater as I shall thynke best.

1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. i. 43 Otho..disposed the affaires of the Empire.

1618 G. Chapman tr. Hesiod Georgicks i. 211 [They] were such great fools at that age [a hundred years] that they Could not themselves dispose a family.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 246 Be it so, since hee Who now is Sovran can dispose and bid What shall be right.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 34 A Regent Principle,..which may govern and dispose it as the Soul of Man doth his Body.

†3. To assign or deliver authoritatively. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another

i-taechec888

outreacheOE

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to hand over1644

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to turn off1667

to turn in1822

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xxii. 29 And I dispose to ȝou, as my fadir hath disposed to me, a rewme.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. i. f. 21 And I will dispose a newe testament to the house of Judas.

†4. To bestow, make over, hand over; to deal out, dispense, distribute; = to dispose of at sense 8. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)]

britteneOE

to-dealeOE

dealOE

britOE

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to give out1710

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to give away1889

to pass out1926

dish1934

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1840) 20 The wiche gyfte they goodly han disposed.

1463 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 38 If only come ovir to dispose it in dedys of charite and almesse.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 521/1 I dispose goodes to dyvers folkes, je distribue.

1623 R. Whitbourne Disc. New-found-land 89 Hauing disposed away such fish and traine oyle as they take there in the Summer time unto merchants.

1681 R. Sheldon Let. in Wood Life (1848) 250 Her father hauing sent her two or three [copies] to dispose amongst her friends.

c1689 in J. Y. Akerman Moneys Secret Services Charles II & James II (1851) 81 To the Bp. of London, to be by him disposed to the poor distressed inhabitants of the city..in respect of the extreme hard weather.

1710 Harley in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. IV. 263 The places will be speedily disposed, and the chiefest will fall to the share of the Duchess of Somerset.

1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) IV. 243 The enjoyment during life, and the power of disposing to whatever person and in whatever manner she pleased.

a. To put into the proper frame or condition for some action or result; to make fit or ready; to fit, prepare (to do, or to or for something); reflexive to prepare oneself, get ready, make preparation. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)]

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to forge and filec1381

to make readya1382

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to get ready1530

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make1637

to dispose of1655

do1660

fallowa1764

to line up1934

prep1936

tee1938

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (reflexive)]

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to make yarec1290

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address1447

ettlec1450

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to make oneself forth1488

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arrange1865

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] > prepare or put in order

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tifta1400

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to make up1759

fix1783

c1375 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 41 It techeth thee how thou schalt dispose the to almaner of goode lyvynge.

c1386 G. Chaucer Friar's Tale 361 Disposeth ay youre hertes to withstonde The feend.

1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) li. 196 Blanchardyn..dysposed him self for to retourne ayen toward Tormaday.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 107 Certayn remedys..wych..schal mervelousely dyspose the partys also to receyve cure & remedy.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 62 Therefore will we dispose our selves to suffer.

1629 A. Baker Let. 3 June in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 257 That the prolonging of your daies maie be a meane to dispose you for the better departure, when it shall please God to call you.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 128 He knew..For Fruit the grafted Peartree to dispose .

1815 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 77 513 Those missionaries who are disposing themselves to visit the Syrian churches.

1819 Ld. Byron Proph. Dante ii. 43 All things are disposing for thy doom.

†b. To make suitable, adapt, suit. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)]

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framec1537

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square1578

fit1580

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plya1657

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suit or be suitable for [verb (transitive)] > make or select as appropriate to > make suitable

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apt?1578

coapt1586

appropriate1594

suit1595

fit1600

dispose1602

adaptate1638

meeten1807

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida Induct. sig. A3^v I but dispose my speach to the habit of my part.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. Concl. 295 Assistance, which Nature enables, and disposes, and appoints them to afford.

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c. To bring into a particular physical or mental condition: in past participle; see disposed adj. 2, 3.

6. To put into a favourable mood for (something); to give a tendency or inclination to; to incline, make prone (to something, or to do something).

a. To incline the mind or heart of; past participle inclined: see disposed adj. 4. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > bend, incline, or dispose > dispose to an action or state

disposec1340

ordain1340

inclinec1350

disponec1425

affecta1438

principle1650

disposit1661

c1340 [implied in: R. Rolle Prose Treat. ix. 24 Othir gosteli occupacions after that thei fele hem disposed. (at disposed adj. 4)].

c1450 J. Lydgate Stans Puer (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 27 Dispose þou þee aftir my doctryne—To al nortur þi corage to encline.

1509 Pater noster, Ave, & Creed (W. de W.) A ij A ryght profytable treatyse..to dyspose men to be vertuously occupyed in theyr myndes & prayers.

1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 4 Wherof I promisd then to speak further, when I should finde God disposing me, and opportunity inviting.

1735 G. Berkeley Def. Free-thinking in Math. §7, in Wks. (1871) III. 305 Not that I imagine geometry disposeth men to infidelity.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 51 The respectful attachment of the emperor for the orthodox clergy, had disposed him to love and admire the character of Ambrose.

1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. i. 29 Circumstances which could not favourably dispose the Hun to new overtures.

b. To impart a physical tendency or inclination to; past participle inclined, liable: see disposed adj. 5. Also absol.

ΚΠ

c1380 [implied in: J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 68 Þe see..is moore, and neer hevene, and moore disposid to take liȝt. (at disposed adj. 5)].

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1840) 197 Satourn disposith to malencolye.

1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. F8 In olde time they ate Lettuse after supper..to dispose them selves to sleepe.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1684) 45 The great Mists and Dews..might dispose the Corn unto corruption.

1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet ii. 291 Such a State disposeth the Humours of the whole Body to Heat.

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 18 Smoke dissolves the gelatine, and disposes the meat to rancidity.

II. Intransitive senses.

a. To make arrangements; to determine or control the course of affairs or events; to ordain, appoint.Esp. in proverb Man proposes, (but) God disposes [translating ‘Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit,’ A Kempis De Imitatione i. xix] .

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > command or give orders [verb (intransitive)] > ordain, prescribe, or appoint

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c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds vii. 44 The tabernacle of witnessing was with oure fadris in desert, as God disposide to hem.

1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) Rev. Prol. Therfor God the Fadir..disposid with the Sone and the Hooli Goost to schewen hem, that me dredde hem the lesse.

a1400–50 Alexander 279 Hym..that shall best dispoyse for þe publyke wele.

c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi i. xix Ffor man purposiþ & god disposiþ.

c1500 Melusine (1895) xxxvi. 265 As the wyse man saith, ‘the fole proposeth & god dyspotheth’.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lxx To dispose for the nedes of theforesaied realme.

1634 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 302 We have a proverb..‘man purposeth, but God disposeth’.

1718 M. Prior Power 842 'Tis God who must dispose, and man sustain.

†b. To settle matters, make terms. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xv. 121 For when she saw..you did suspect She had dispos'd with Cæsar, and that your rage Would not be purg'd, she sent you word she was dead.

8. to dispose of (with indirect passive to be disposed of).

†a. To make a disposition, ordering, or arrangement of; to do what one will with; to order, control, regulate, manage: = sense 2 spec. in Astrology (see quot. 1819). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer

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leadc1175

guyc1330

guidec1374

governa1382

ministera1382

treat1387

administer1395

dispose1398

skift?a1400

warda1400

solicit1429

to deal with1469

handlea1470

execute1483

convoy?a1513

conveyc1515

mayne1520

to bear (a person or thing) in (also an, a, on) handa1522

keepa1535

administrate1538

solicitate1547

to dispose of1573

manure1583

carry1600

manage1609

negotiate1619

conduct1632

to carry on1638

mesnage1654

nurse1745

work1841

operate1850

run1857

stage-manage1906

ramrod1920

1573 G. Gascoigne & F. Kinwelmersh Iocasta iii. iii, in G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres sig. R^v You may of me, as of your selfe dispose.

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias lxxiii. 151 From this time forward you may dispose of your selues, and do what you shall think best.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V iii. iii. 132 Enter our gates, dispose of vs and ours, For we no longer are defensiue now.

1648 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 200 Not time to dispose of theire affaires.

1692 tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Misc. Ess. 349 By this Mistresses dispose of their Old Lovers to their Fancy, and Wives of their Old Husbands.

1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. (at cited word) A planet disposes of any other which is in its house: thus, if ♄ were in ♐ he would be disposed of by ♃. In horary questions, it is a sign that the thing or person signified by the planet so disposed of, is in the power or interest of the planet (or those whom it signifies) that disposes of it.

b. To put or get (anything) off one's hands; to put away, stow away, put into a settled state or position; to deal with (a thing) definitely; to get rid of; to get done with, settle, finish. In recent use sometimes spec. to do away with, ‘settle’, or demolish (a claim, argument, opponent, etc.); also humorously, to make away with, consume (food).

ΘΚΠ

disponec1374

to deal with1469

compone1523

compose1569

dispose1590

to dispose ofa1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 226 Of the Kings ship, The Marriners, say how thou hast disposd.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 32 The King was..laid in his bed, so would the Ladies have likewise disposed of the Queene.

1666 S. Pepys Diary 16 Aug. (1972) VII. 249 It was so pleasing a sight to see my papers disposed of.

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer i. 7 I'm disposing of the husband, before I have secured the lover.

1841 G. P. R. James Brigand xxvi Bernard de Rohan must be met and disposed of at the sword's point.

1863 A. J. Horwood Yearbks. 30 & 31 Edward I Pref. 10 The very words of the Judges in disposing of the cases are set down.

1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iv. 279 Several daughters, who were of course well disposed of in marriage.

1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab x. 175 The discovery..seems to dispose of the claims of these Dhra'as to be Biblical sites.

1879 F. W. Robinson Coward Conscience ii. vii Tom disposed rapidly of two glasses of sherry and the..sandwiches.

1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 14 879 The observations made by the Master of the Rolls sufficiently dispose of that contention.

1885 Manch. Examiner 10 July 5/1 The Northern team, batting first, were disposed of for 192.

c. To make over or part with by way of sale or bargain, sell.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)]

britteneOE

to-dealeOE

dealOE

britOE

setc1275

dispensec1374

dispendc1375

to-seta1387

dispone1429

disposec1430

sparple1435

demean1439

distributea1464

distribue1477

issuec1484

communy1530

to deal out1535

impart1545

disperse1555

retail1576

digest1578

deliver1626

to hand out1648

to dispose of1676

dispensate1701

dole1701

to give out1710

sling1860

to give away1889

to pass out1926

dish1934

1676 Deed Trin. Coll. in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 521 It shalbe lawfull for..him..to dispose of the said two Chambers..to any other beside his kindred.

1704 Mrs. Ray in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) (Camden) 207 I do intend to dispose of Mr. Ray's books.

a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) ii. 51 I am to be disposed of by private contract.

1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain II. viii. 147 I brought..thirty Testaments, all of which were disposed of in one day.

1891 Law Times 90 283/1 The plaintiff was..in possession of two diamond rings which he wished to dispose of.

†d. To make fit or ready: = sense 5. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)]

yarec888

yarkc1000

graithc1175

readya1225

biredienc1275

to make yarec1290

forgraitha1300

adightc1330

buskc1330

purveyc1330

agraith1340

disposec1375

before-graithea1382

to forge and filec1381

to make readya1382

devisec1385

bounc1390

buss?a1400

address?a1425

parel?a1425

to get upc1425

providec1425

prepare1449

bakec1450

aready1470

arm?a1505

prevenea1522

get?1530

to get ready1530

to set in readiness1575

apply1577

compose1612

predy1627

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to dispose of1655

do1660

fallowa1764

to line up1934

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1655 T. Fuller Hist. Waltham-Abby 13 in Church-hist. Brit. He..acquainted him with his dying-condition, to dispose of his soul for another world.

†9. to dispose upon or on: to dispose of (see 8b and 8c). Scottish. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iv. 166 The lands they..dispose upon to valerous Souldiers.

1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 19 Oct. (1855) 67 To use and dispose upon the tymber.

a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 215 To give up the Person of their Prince, to be disposed on as a Stranger Nation shall think convenient.

1778 W. Robertsone Let. in J. Russell Haigs of Bemersyde (1881) xii. 374 This visit will give you an opportunity to dispose upon oxen; if you have not already done it.

†10. to dispose with v. to dispose of (see 8c). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures iv. 8 For his particular he had no power to dispose with any part of the booty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	dispose
释义	disposen. Etymology: < dispose v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: diˈspose. Obsolete or archaic. The action or fact of disposing: in various senses. †1. Arrangement, order; = disposition n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > [noun] ordinancec1390 compositionc1400 order?a1425 rayc1440 ordination1531 dispose1603 divisiona1616 compositure1625 composure1628 method1640 tactics1650 allocation1656 rangement1674 schematism1701 arrangement1715 orderedness1724 groupment1837 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 646 He observed in all points a singular order and dispose. †2. The action of ordering; ordinance, appointment; direction, management: = disposal n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration dispositionc1374 ministrationc1390 disposing1406 procuration?a1425 guidingc1425 economy?1440 conduct1454 solicitation1492 regimenta1500 mayning1527 enterprisea1533 handlinga1538 conduction1565 manyment1567 disposure1569 conveyance1572 managing1579 disposement1583 government1587 carriage1589 manage1591 steerage1597 management1598 steering1599 manurance1604 fixing1605 dispose1611 administry?1616 husbandry1636 dispensatorship1637 admin1641 managery1643 disposal1649 mesnagery1653 contrectation1786 conducting1793 wielding1820 managership1864 operation1872 operating1913 case management1918 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vii. xxxi. 348/1 Such is the dispose of the sole disposer of Empires, that they haue their risings, their fuls, and their fals. 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 1746 We oft doubt, What th' unsearchable dispose Of highest wisdom brings about. View more context for this quotation †3. Power or right to dispose of something, or deal with it at one's will; control: = disposal n. 4. Esp. in at (in, etc.) one's dispose (very common 1600–1730). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > authority to deal with as one pleases dispositionc1374 devotion1558 dispose1594 disposure1606 disposal1630 1594 C. Marlowe & T. Nashe Dido v. ii Ye gods, that..order all things at your high dispose. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 325 He was under the dispose of the..Generall of the Footemen. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) i. i. 20 His goods confiscate to the Dukes dispose . View more context for this quotation 1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 219 Man is at Gods dispose, and all the other Creatures are at Gods, and mans. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 115 Left to the dispose and pleasure of the King. 1690 J. Dryden Don Sebastian v. 115 His life's in my dispose. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 733 To fate's supreme dispose the dead resign. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 209 Then you'll have some time at your own Dispose. †4. The action of bestowing, making over, or dealing out; bestowal, distribution: cf. dispose v. 4, disposal n. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > transfer of property > [noun] release1344 alienationc1425 conveying1483 transportc1485 state making1487 conveyance1523 designation1573 transferring1573 assignation1579 dispose1591 assignment1592 convey1592 disposing1638 disposurea1649 attornment1650 abalienation1656 transfer1674 disposal1697 conveyancing1714 transference1766 disposition1861 1591 R. Greene Maiden's Dreame in Wks. (1881–3) XIV. 310 No man went emptie from his frank dispose, He was a purse bearer vnto the poore. 1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 261 What he thoght of the last dispose of the Provinces. 1673 A. Marvell in Collect. Poems 249 Neglecting to call for any Account of the Dispose of the said Treasury. †5. a. Mental constitution or inclination; frame of mind; = disposition n. 6. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [noun] heartOE erda1000 moodOE i-mindOE i-cundeOE costc1175 lundc1175 evena1200 kinda1225 custc1275 couragec1300 the manner ofc1300 qualityc1300 talentc1330 attemperancec1374 complexionc1386 dispositiona1387 propertyc1390 naturea1393 assay1393 inclinationa1398 gentlenessa1400 proprietya1400 habitudec1400 makingc1400 conditionc1405 habitc1405 conceitc1425 affecta1460 ingeny1477 engine1488 stomach?1510 mind?a1513 ingine1533 affection1534 vein1536 humour?1563 natural1564 facultyc1565 concept1566 frame1567 temperature1583 geniusa1586 bent1587 constitution1589 composition1597 character1600 tune1600 qualification1602 infusion1604 spirits1604 dispose1609 selfness1611 disposure1613 composurea1616 racea1616 tempera1616 crasisc1616 directiona1639 grain1641 turn1647 complexure1648 genie1653 make1674 personality1710 tonea1751 bearing1795 liver1800 make-up1821 temperament1821 naturalness1850 selfhood1854 Wesen1854 naturel1856 sit1857 fibre1864 character structure1873 mentality1895 mindset1909 psyche1910 where it's (he's, she's) at1967 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida ii. iii. 162 He..carries on the streame of his dispose..In will peculiar, and in selfe admission. View more context for this quotation 1609 S. Rowlands Knave of Clubbes 15 Meeting with one iust of his owne dispose, With him he plotted to escape his foes. 1628 W. Laud Wks. (1847) I. 173 ‘Peace’ stands for a quiet and calm dispose of the hearts of men. b. External manner; air; pose. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > [noun] > demeanour or bearing i-bereOE i-letelOE lundc1175 semblanta1240 countenancec1290 fare1297 porturec1300 bearinga1325 portc1330 abearc1350 demeaning14.. habit1413 apporta1423 havingsa1425 maintenance?c1436 demeanc1450 maintain?1473 deport1474 maintaining1477 demeanance1486 affair1487 containing1487 behaviour1490 representation1490 haviour?1504 demeanour1509 miena1522 function1578 amenance1590 comportance1590 portance1590 purport1590 manage1593 style1596 dispose1601 deportments1603 comportment1605 garb1605 aira1616 deportment1638 comport1660 tour1702 sway1753 disport1761 maintien1814 tenue1828 portment1833 allure1841 1601 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainm. ii. sig. C4 More Musick's in thy name, and sweet dispose, Then in Apollos Lyre, or Orpheus close. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 389 He has a person and a smooth dispose, To be suspected. View more context for this quotation 1875 R. Browning Inn Album i. 21 As the haught high-bred bearing and dispose. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2021). disposev. /dɪˈspəʊz/ Forms: Also (Middle English dispoose, dispoyse); Middle English–1500s dys-, 1500s–1600s des-. Etymology: < Old French dispose-r, rarely desp- (12–13th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin dis- , dis- prefix 1a + poser to place, lay down (see pose v.¹, repose v.¹); substituted for Latin dispōnĕre (which came down in Old French as despondre : see dispone v.), by form-association with inflections and derivatives of the latter, as dispos , disposition , etc. Compare compose v., compose v. I. Transitive senses. 1. a. To place (things) at proper distances apart and in proper positions with regard to each other, to place suitably, adjust; to place or arrange in a particular order. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrange [verb (transitive)] stightc825 fadec1020 orderc1225 adightc1275 dightc1275 castc1320 raila1350 form1362 stightlea1375 rayc1380 informa1382 disposea1387 throwc1390 addressa1393 shifta1400 rengea1425 to set forth?c1450 rule1488 rummage1544 marshalc1547 place1548 suit1552 dispone1558 plat1587 enrange1590 draw1663 range1711 arrange1791 to lay out1848 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 109 Þe citee..is disposed þat þe water þat falleþ dounward..no fen makeþ and renneþ into cisternes. c1400 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Cambr. Dd.3.53) (1872) i. §21. 13 The sterres..ben disposed in signes of bestes, or shape like bestes. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. lxxxvii^v Or the Frenchmen had either desposed their garrison, or appointed their lodgynges. 1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 257 Directions and precepts, how you should order and dispose your studies. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. viii. sig. T6^v Words well dispost [rhymes ghost, bost, most] Haue secrete powre, t'appease inflamed rage. 1628 J. Beaumont Bosworth Field 659 This done, these valiant Knights dispose their Blades. 1628 T. Spencer Art of Logick 248 Precepts, which teach vs, to dispose arguments in a Syllogisme. 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth Pref. sig. A5 The said terrestrial Matter is disposed into Strata or Layers. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 412. ¶7 The different Colours of a Picture, when they are well disposed, set off one another. 1777 W. Dalrymple Trav. Spain & Portugal xxvi The town is situated on a rising ground and handsomely disposed. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 7 I have disposed several instances of agreement under separate numbers. 1885 Athenæum 23 May 669/1 Verdurous masses of foliage and sward disposed with great simplicity and breadth. b. To put into the proper or suitable place; to put away, stow away, deposit; to put (a number of things) each into the proper place, distribute. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > deposit or put away to put upc1330 to lay up?a1366 leavea1375 disposec1420 stowc1485 reposea1500 repose?c1525 commit1531 reject1541 dispatcha1566 tuck1587 to put away1607 reposit1630 repositate1716 to stow away1795 park1908 the mind > possession > supply > storage > store [verb (transitive)] > for safe-keeping depose1583 depositate1618 dispositate1650 deposit1659 dispose1662 safety-deposit1891 c1420 Pallad. on Husb. vi. 206 The xxxth day x pounde hony dispose In it wel scommed first, and use it soo. 1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation 7 Seuerall Churches, which are disposed in euery towne & village, according as mans necessitie requireth. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iv. vi. 119 His blowes are well dispos'd [printed dispo'd; corrected to dispos'd in 1623], there Aiax. View more context for this quotation 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 183 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors The Gold and Silver is lock'd up in Chests, and dispos'd into the Towers of the Castle. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 256 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors No man but hath at least two wives, but dispos'd into several huts. 1685 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 356 His majesties standing forces..are disposed into severall parts of this Kingdom. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. xiii. 87 The chearful mates Safe in the hollow deck dispose the cates. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 258 A dying lamp was disposed in a niche of the wall. †c. gen. To dispose of, deal with in any way. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > conduct (an affair) > deal with (a matter) > specific manner > definitely or successfully disponec1374 to deal with1469 compone1523 compose1569 dispose1590 to dispose ofa1616 1590 C. Marlowe Tamburlaine: 2nd Pt. sig. I5 Then bring those Turkish harlots to my tent, And I'le dispose them as it likes me best. †d. To place in a particular employment, situation or condition; to assign, appoint. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > appoint a person to an office [verb (transitive)] setc1000 stevenOE assign1297 inseta1300 stable1300 ordaina1325 instituec1384 to put ina1387 limitc1405 point?1405 stablish1439 institutec1475 invest1489 assumec1503 to fill the hands of1535 establish1548 settle1548 appoint1557 place1563 assumptc1571 dispose1578 seat1595 state1604 instate1613 to bring ina1616 officea1616 constitute1616 impose1617 ascribe1624 install1647 to set up1685 prick1788 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 52 A gentleman that hath honest and discreete seruants disposeth them to the encrease of his segnioryes, one he appoynteth stewarde of his courtes, an other ouerseer of his landes. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo 190 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors All the handsome young Damosels..to be dispos'd into his Ladies service. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 119 Ye Gods, to better Fate, good Men dispose . View more context for this quotation †2. To regulate or govern in an orderly way; to order, control, direct, manage, command. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer steerc888 leadc1175 guyc1330 guidec1374 governa1382 ministera1382 treat1387 administer1395 dispose1398 skift?a1400 warda1400 solicit1429 to deal with1469 handlea1470 execute1483 convoy?a1513 conveyc1515 mayne1520 to bear (a person or thing) in (also an, a, on) handa1522 keepa1535 administrate1538 solicitate1547 to dispose of1573 manure1583 carry1600 manage1609 negotiate1619 conduct1632 to carry on1638 mesnage1654 nurse1745 work1841 operate1850 run1857 stage-manage1906 ramrod1920 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) ii. xviii. 42 Angels..haue vnder theym the ordres of men, and ordeyne and dyspose theym. c1460 (a1449) J. Lydgate Legend St. Austin (Harl. 2255) l. 383 in Minor Poems (1911) i. 205 That Crist Jhesus dispoose so the ballaunce, That Petris ship be with no tempest drownyd. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 521/1 I wyll dispose this mater as I shall thynke best. 1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. i. 43 Otho..disposed the affaires of the Empire. 1618 G. Chapman tr. Hesiod Georgicks i. 211 [They] were such great fools at that age [a hundred years] that they Could not themselves dispose a family. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 246 Be it so, since hee Who now is Sovran can dispose and bid What shall be right. View more context for this quotation a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. i. 34 A Regent Principle,..which may govern and dispose it as the Soul of Man doth his Body. †3. To assign or deliver authoritatively. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another i-taechec888 outreacheOE sellc950 beteacha1000 areachc1000 turnc1175 handsellc1225 betakec1250 deliverc1300 beken1330 yielda1382 disposec1384 resigna1387 livera1400 to turn overa1425 deputea1440 overgive1444 quit?c1450 surrend1450 surrender1466 renderc1480 to give over1483 despose1485 refer1547 to pass over1560 to set over1585 behight1590 tip1610 consign1632 delegate1633 skink1637 to hand over1644 delate1651 to turn off1667 to turn in1822 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xxii. 29 And I dispose to ȝou, as my fadir hath disposed to me, a rewme. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. i. f. 21 And I will dispose a newe testament to the house of Judas. †4. To bestow, make over, hand over; to deal out, dispense, distribute; = to dispose of at sense 8. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)] britteneOE to-dealeOE dealOE britOE setc1275 dispensec1374 dispendc1375 to-seta1387 dispone1429 disposec1430 sparple1435 demean1439 distributea1464 distribue1477 issuec1484 communy1530 to deal out1535 impart1545 disperse1555 retail1576 digest1578 deliver1626 to hand out1648 to dispose of1676 dispensate1701 dole1701 to give out1710 sling1860 to give away1889 to pass out1926 dish1934 c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1840) 20 The wiche gyfte they goodly han disposed. 1463 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 38 If only come ovir to dispose it in dedys of charite and almesse. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 521/1 I dispose goodes to dyvers folkes, je distribue. 1623 R. Whitbourne Disc. New-found-land 89 Hauing disposed away such fish and traine oyle as they take there in the Summer time unto merchants. 1681 R. Sheldon Let. in Wood Life (1848) 250 Her father hauing sent her two or three [copies] to dispose amongst her friends. c1689 in J. Y. Akerman Moneys Secret Services Charles II & James II (1851) 81 To the Bp. of London, to be by him disposed to the poor distressed inhabitants of the city..in respect of the extreme hard weather. 1710 Harley in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. IV. 263 The places will be speedily disposed, and the chiefest will fall to the share of the Duchess of Somerset. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) IV. 243 The enjoyment during life, and the power of disposing to whatever person and in whatever manner she pleased. 5. a. To put into the proper frame or condition for some action or result; to make fit or ready; to fit, prepare (to do, or to or for something); reflexive to prepare oneself, get ready, make preparation. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] yarec888 yarkc1000 graithc1175 readya1225 biredienc1275 to make yarec1290 forgraitha1300 adightc1330 buskc1330 purveyc1330 agraith1340 disposec1375 before-graithea1382 to forge and filec1381 to make readya1382 devisec1385 bounc1390 buss?a1400 address?a1425 parel?a1425 to get upc1425 providec1425 prepare1449 bakec1450 aready1470 arm?a1505 prevenea1522 get?1530 to get ready1530 to get ready1530 to set in readiness1575 apply1577 compose1612 predy1627 make1637 to dispose of1655 do1660 fallowa1764 to line up1934 prep1936 tee1938 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (reflexive)] yarec888 yarkc1000 graithc1230 dightc1275 to make yarec1290 arrayc1320 tirec1330 agraith1340 buska1350 readya1350 dressc1350 shapec1374 disposec1375 ordainc1380 rayc1380 makec1390 bouna1400 updressa1400 fettlec1400 address1447 ettlec1450 aready1470 to make oneself forth1488 busklea1555 poise1639 arrange1865 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] > prepare or put in order tailc1330 ordain1340 disposec1375 appoint1393 fettlea1400 tifta1400 richc1400 tiffc1400 orderc1515 instruct1534 prune1586 compose1612 to make up1759 fix1783 c1375 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 41 It techeth thee how thou schalt dispose the to almaner of goode lyvynge. c1386 G. Chaucer Friar's Tale 361 Disposeth ay youre hertes to withstonde The feend. 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) li. 196 Blanchardyn..dysposed him self for to retourne ayen toward Tormaday. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 107 Certayn remedys..wych..schal mervelousely dyspose the partys also to receyve cure & remedy. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 62 Therefore will we dispose our selves to suffer. 1629 A. Baker Let. 3 June in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. III. 257 That the prolonging of your daies maie be a meane to dispose you for the better departure, when it shall please God to call you. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 128 He knew..For Fruit the grafted Peartree to dispose . View more context for this quotation 1815 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 77 513 Those missionaries who are disposing themselves to visit the Syrian churches. 1819 Ld. Byron Proph. Dante ii. 43 All things are disposing for thy doom. †b. To make suitable, adapt, suit. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > adapt or adjust [verb (transitive)] afaite?c1225 ablea1400 reducec1450 fashion1526 adapt1531 framec1537 handsome1555 accommode1567 apt?1578 square1578 fit1580 coapt1586 commodate1595 suit1595 dispose1602 adjust1611 agence1633 adaptate1638 plya1657 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suit or be suitable for [verb (transitive)] > make or select as appropriate to > make suitable adapt1531 apt?1578 coapt1586 appropriate1594 suit1595 fit1600 dispose1602 adaptate1638 meeten1807 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida Induct. sig. A3^v I but dispose my speach to the habit of my part. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. Concl. 295 Assistance, which Nature enables, and disposes, and appoints them to afford. Categories » c. To bring into a particular physical or mental condition: in past participle; see disposed adj. 2, 3. 6. To put into a favourable mood for (something); to give a tendency or inclination to; to incline, make prone (to something, or to do something). a. To incline the mind or heart of; past participle inclined: see disposed adj. 4. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > bend, incline, or dispose > dispose to an action or state disposec1340 ordain1340 inclinec1350 disponec1425 affecta1438 principle1650 disposit1661 c1340 [implied in: R. Rolle Prose Treat. ix. 24 Othir gosteli occupacions after that thei fele hem disposed. (at disposed adj. 4)]. c1450 J. Lydgate Stans Puer (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 27 Dispose þou þee aftir my doctryne—To al nortur þi corage to encline. 1509 Pater noster, Ave, & Creed (W. de W.) A ij A ryght profytable treatyse..to dyspose men to be vertuously occupyed in theyr myndes & prayers. 1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 4 Wherof I promisd then to speak further, when I should finde God disposing me, and opportunity inviting. 1735 G. Berkeley Def. Free-thinking in Math. §7, in Wks. (1871) III. 305 Not that I imagine geometry disposeth men to infidelity. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 51 The respectful attachment of the emperor for the orthodox clergy, had disposed him to love and admire the character of Ambrose. 1853 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches (1873) II. i. i. 29 Circumstances which could not favourably dispose the Hun to new overtures. b. To impart a physical tendency or inclination to; past participle inclined, liable: see disposed adj. 5. Also absol. ΚΠ c1380 [implied in: J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 68 Þe see..is moore, and neer hevene, and moore disposid to take liȝt. (at disposed adj. 5)]. c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1840) 197 Satourn disposith to malencolye. 1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. F8 In olde time they ate Lettuse after supper..to dispose them selves to sleepe. a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1684) 45 The great Mists and Dews..might dispose the Corn unto corruption. 1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet ii. 291 Such a State disposeth the Humours of the whole Body to Heat. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 18 Smoke dissolves the gelatine, and disposes the meat to rancidity. II. Intransitive senses. 7. a. To make arrangements; to determine or control the course of affairs or events; to ordain, appoint.Esp. in proverb Man proposes, (but) God disposes [translating ‘Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit,’ A Kempis De Imitatione i. xix] . ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > command or give orders [verb (intransitive)] > ordain, prescribe, or appoint skiftc1325 disposec1384 disponea1500 stint1533 decree1591 prescribec1595 devise1606 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds vii. 44 The tabernacle of witnessing was with oure fadris in desert, as God disposide to hem. 1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) Rev. Prol. Therfor God the Fadir..disposid with the Sone and the Hooli Goost to schewen hem, that me dredde hem the lesse. a1400–50 Alexander 279 Hym..that shall best dispoyse for þe publyke wele. c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi i. xix Ffor man purposiþ & god disposiþ. c1500 Melusine (1895) xxxvi. 265 As the wyse man saith, ‘the fole proposeth & god dyspotheth’. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lxx To dispose for the nedes of theforesaied realme. 1634 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 302 We have a proverb..‘man purposeth, but God disposeth’. 1718 M. Prior Power 842 'Tis God who must dispose, and man sustain. †b. To settle matters, make terms. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) iv. xv. 121 For when she saw..you did suspect She had dispos'd with Cæsar, and that your rage Would not be purg'd, she sent you word she was dead. View more context for this quotation 8. to dispose of (with indirect passive to be disposed of). †a. To make a disposition, ordering, or arrangement of; to do what one will with; to order, control, regulate, manage: = sense 2 spec. in Astrology (see quot. 1819). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer steerc888 leadc1175 guyc1330 guidec1374 governa1382 ministera1382 treat1387 administer1395 dispose1398 skift?a1400 warda1400 solicit1429 to deal with1469 handlea1470 execute1483 convoy?a1513 conveyc1515 mayne1520 to bear (a person or thing) in (also an, a, on) handa1522 keepa1535 administrate1538 solicitate1547 to dispose of1573 manure1583 carry1600 manage1609 negotiate1619 conduct1632 to carry on1638 mesnage1654 nurse1745 work1841 operate1850 run1857 stage-manage1906 ramrod1920 1573 G. Gascoigne & F. Kinwelmersh Iocasta iii. iii, in G. Gascoigne Hundreth Sundrie Flowres sig. R^v You may of me, as of your selfe dispose. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias lxxiii. 151 From this time forward you may dispose of your selues, and do what you shall think best. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry V iii. iii. 132 Enter our gates, dispose of vs and ours, For we no longer are defensiue now. 1648 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 200 Not time to dispose of theire affaires. 1692 tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Misc. Ess. 349 By this Mistresses dispose of their Old Lovers to their Fancy, and Wives of their Old Husbands. 1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. (at cited word) A planet disposes of any other which is in its house: thus, if ♄ were in ♐ he would be disposed of by ♃. In horary questions, it is a sign that the thing or person signified by the planet so disposed of, is in the power or interest of the planet (or those whom it signifies) that disposes of it. b. To put or get (anything) off one's hands; to put away, stow away, put into a settled state or position; to deal with (a thing) definitely; to get rid of; to get done with, settle, finish. In recent use sometimes spec. to do away with, ‘settle’, or demolish (a claim, argument, opponent, etc.); also humorously, to make away with, consume (food). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > conduct (an affair) > deal with (a matter) > specific manner > definitely or successfully disponec1374 to deal with1469 compone1523 compose1569 dispose1590 to dispose ofa1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 226 Of the Kings ship, The Marriners, say how thou hast disposd. View more context for this quotation 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 32 The King was..laid in his bed, so would the Ladies have likewise disposed of the Queene. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 16 Aug. (1972) VII. 249 It was so pleasing a sight to see my papers disposed of. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer i. 7 I'm disposing of the husband, before I have secured the lover. 1841 G. P. R. James Brigand xxvi Bernard de Rohan must be met and disposed of at the sword's point. 1863 A. J. Horwood Yearbks. 30 & 31 Edward I Pref. 10 The very words of the Judges in disposing of the cases are set down. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. iv. 279 Several daughters, who were of course well disposed of in marriage. 1873 H. B. Tristram Land of Moab x. 175 The discovery..seems to dispose of the claims of these Dhra'as to be Biblical sites. 1879 F. W. Robinson Coward Conscience ii. vii Tom disposed rapidly of two glasses of sherry and the..sandwiches. 1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 14 879 The observations made by the Master of the Rolls sufficiently dispose of that contention. 1885 Manch. Examiner 10 July 5/1 The Northern team, batting first, were disposed of for 192. c. To make over or part with by way of sale or bargain, sell. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > distribute or deal out [verb (transitive)] britteneOE to-dealeOE dealOE britOE setc1275 dispensec1374 dispendc1375 to-seta1387 dispone1429 disposec1430 sparple1435 demean1439 distributea1464 distribue1477 issuec1484 communy1530 to deal out1535 impart1545 disperse1555 retail1576 digest1578 deliver1626 to hand out1648 to dispose of1676 dispensate1701 dole1701 to give out1710 sling1860 to give away1889 to pass out1926 dish1934 1676 Deed Trin. Coll. in R. Willis & J. W. Clark Archit. Hist. Univ. Cambr. (1886) II. 521 It shalbe lawfull for..him..to dispose of the said two Chambers..to any other beside his kindred. 1704 Mrs. Ray in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) (Camden) 207 I do intend to dispose of Mr. Ray's books. a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) ii. 51 I am to be disposed of by private contract. 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain II. viii. 147 I brought..thirty Testaments, all of which were disposed of in one day. 1891 Law Times 90 283/1 The plaintiff was..in possession of two diamond rings which he wished to dispose of. †d. To make fit or ready: = sense 5. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > prepare [verb (transitive)] yarec888 yarkc1000 graithc1175 readya1225 biredienc1275 to make yarec1290 forgraitha1300 adightc1330 buskc1330 purveyc1330 agraith1340 disposec1375 before-graithea1382 to forge and filec1381 to make readya1382 devisec1385 bounc1390 buss?a1400 address?a1425 parel?a1425 to get upc1425 providec1425 prepare1449 bakec1450 aready1470 arm?a1505 prevenea1522 get?1530 to get ready1530 to get ready1530 to set in readiness1575 apply1577 compose1612 predy1627 make1637 to dispose of1655 do1660 fallowa1764 to line up1934 prep1936 tee1938 1655 T. Fuller Hist. Waltham-Abby 13 in Church-hist. Brit. He..acquainted him with his dying-condition, to dispose of his soul for another world. †9. to dispose upon or on: to dispose of (see 8b and 8c). Scottish. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iv. 166 The lands they..dispose upon to valerous Souldiers. 1640 in J. Nicholson Minute Bk. War Comm. Covenanters Kirkcudbright 19 Oct. (1855) 67 To use and dispose upon the tymber. a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 215 To give up the Person of their Prince, to be disposed on as a Stranger Nation shall think convenient. 1778 W. Robertsone Let. in J. Russell Haigs of Bemersyde (1881) xii. 374 This visit will give you an opportunity to dispose upon oxen; if you have not already done it. †10. to dispose with v. to dispose of (see 8c). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures iv. 8 For his particular he had no power to dispose with any part of the booty. 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