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dispose

(dɪspoʊz)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disposes, present participle disposing, past tense, past participle disposed
Phrasal verbs:
See dispose of

dispose in British English

(dɪˈspəʊz)
verb
1. (intransitive; 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. (transitive)
to make willing or receptive
4. (transitive)
to adjust or place in a certain order or position
5. (transitive; often foll by to)
to accustom or condition
noun
6.  an obsolete word for disposal, disposition
Derived forms
disposer (disˈposer)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French disposer, from Latin dispōnere to set in different places, arrange, from dis-1 + pōnere to place

dispose in American English

(dɪˈspoʊz)
verb transitiveWord forms: disˈposed or disˈposing
1. 
to place in a certain order or arrangement
2. 
to arrange (matters); settle or regulate (affairs)
3. 
to make willing; incline
4. 
to make susceptible or liable
verb intransitive
5. 
to have the power to arrange or settle affairs
Idioms:
dispose of
Word origin
ME disposen < OFr disposer, to put apart, hence arrange < perf. stem of L disponere, to arrange: see di-1 & position

Examples of 'dispose' in a sentence
dispose

What are you disposed to give for it?
George Eliot Daniel Deronda (1876)
This makes you feel woozy and well disposed to others around you.
The Sun (2012)
To avoid any unnecessary hassle, make sure you dispose of leftovers before you enter the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
This leaves those mentioned with a warm glow, and also well disposed towards him.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It makes them feel included - and therefore well disposed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They decide to dispose of the body so they can keep his money, only to turn on one another.
The Sun (2011)
Unlike items bought with a loan or credit card, you cannot sell or dispose of the goods while making payments.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Our advice would be that when you are selling or disposing of a vehicle, you need to tell us promptly.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A 17-yearold is accused of helping to dispose of her body.
The Sun (2014)
The Spaniard should feel more well disposed to his predecessor than the Scot.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And also, of course, making people much less well disposed to it.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The judge went on: 'How you disposed of her body must remain a mystery.
The Sun (2013)
With the duck put out of its misery, he told me he'd dispose of the body.
Jan Fennell FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003)
The body is disposed of by rolling it off stage, into the crowd: hilarity all round.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He bears about him his mind, had he been disposed to sell that, he need not have left this country for another.
Richard Ingrams The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett (2005)

Chinese translation of 'dispose'

dispose

(dɪsˈpəuz)

vt fus

  1. to dispose of (= get rid of)
    1. [body, unwanted goods] 把 ... 处(處)理掉 (bǎ ... chǔlǐ diào)
    (= deal with) [problem, task] 处(處)理 (chùlǐ) (frm, = kill) 干(幹)掉 (gàndiào)

Nearby words of
dispose

  • disposable
  • disposable income
  • disposal
  • dispose
  • disposed
  • disposition
  • disproportionate

Related terms of
dispose

  • to dispose of
1 (verb) 
Definition
to arrange or place in a particular way
He was preparing to dispose his effects about the room.
Synonyms
arrange
He started to arrange the books in piles.
put
She put her bag on the floor.
place
Chairs were placed in rows for the parents.
group
The fact sheets are grouped into seven sections.
set
A date will be set for a future meeting.
order
Entries in the book are ordered alphabetically.
stand
Stand the plant in the open in a sunny, sheltered place.
range
More than 1,500 police are ranged against them.
settle
Right, that's settled then.
fix
He's fixed a time when I can see him.
rank
Daffodils were ranked along a crazy paving path.
distribute
array
A number of cups and saucers were arrayed on a side table.
2 (verb) 
theologies which dispose their adherents to fanaticism
Synonyms
lead
It was not as straightforward as we were led to believe.
move
The hearings moved me to come up with these suggestions.
condition
influence
The conference influenced us to launch the campaign.
prompt
The recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars.
tempt
adapt
motivate
His hard work was motivated by a need to achieve.
bias
We mustn't allow it to bias our teaching.
induce
I would do anything to induce them to stay.
incline
the factors which incline us towards particular beliefs
predispose
Some factors predispose certain individuals to criminal behaviour.
actuate
They were actuated by desire.

Phrasal verbs

See dispose of someone
See dispose of something

Additional synonyms

in the sense of actuate
Definition
to motivate someone
They were actuated by desire.
Synonyms
motivate,
move,
drive,
influence,
excite,
urge,
inspire,
prompt,
stir,
spur,
induce,
arouse,
rouse,
get going,
quicken,
incite,
instigate,
impel
in the sense of array
Definition
to arrange in order
A number of cups and saucers were arrayed on a side table.
Synonyms
arrange,
show,
group,
order,
present,
range,
display,
line up,
sequence,
parade,
exhibit,
unveil,
dispose,
draw up,
marshal,
lay out,
muster,
align,
form up,
place in order,
set in line
in the sense of bias
Definition
to cause to have a bias
We mustn't allow it to bias our teaching.
Synonyms
influence,
colour,
weight,
prejudice,
distort,
sway,
warp,
slant,
predispose

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