dispose
1 of 2verb
dis·pose di-ˈspōz 
disposed; disposing
transitive verb
1
: to give a tendency to : incline
faulty diet disposes one to sickness
2
a
: to put in place : set in readiness : arrange
disposing troops for withdrawal
b
: bestow
c
obsolete : regulate
intransitive verb
1
: to settle a matter finally
2
obsolete : to come to terms
disposer noun
dispose
2 of 2noun
1
obsolete : disposal
2
obsolete
a
: disposition
b
: demeanor
Synonyms
Verb
- depose
- deposit
- emplace
- fix
- lay
- place
- position
- put
- set
- set up
- situate
- stick
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Example Sentences
Verb looking for the perfect spot to dispose the new knickknack disposed the surgical instruments in the exact order in which they would be needed
Recent Examples on the Web
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Verb
Burn pits were used in Iraq and Afghanistan to dispose of chemicals, cans, tires, plastics, medical equipment and human waste. Chris Megerian, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Burn pits were used in Iraq and Afghanistan to dispose of chemicals, cans, tires, plastics, medical equipment and human waste. Chris Megerian, ajc, 10 Aug. 2022 The military used burn pits to dispose of such things as chemicals, cans, tires, plastics and medical and human waste. Kevin Freking, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2022 The military used burn pits to dispose of such things as chemicals, cans, tires, plastics and medical and human waste. The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 The military used burn pits to dispose of such things as chemicals, cans, tires, plastics and medical and human waste. Kevin Freking, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2022 Burn pits have been used in U.S. military installations outside the country to dispose of waste, and the smoke from those sites has been linked to various respiratory illnesses and even cancer in troops who were exposed. Bytal Axelrod, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2022 Burn pits were used by the military in Afghanistan and Iraq to dispose of trash and other waste. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2022 Secure Shred Document Destruction will be on site to help dispose of old or unwanted documents and papers. Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French desposer, from Latin disponere to arrange (perfect indicative disposui), from dis- + ponere to put — more at position
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing dispose
Kids Definition
dispose
verb
dis·pose dis-ˈpōz
disposed; disposing
: to put in place : arrange
Campsites were disposed around the lake.
disposing
verb
1
as in putting
to arrange something in a certain spot or position looking for the perfect spot to dispose the new knickknack Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- putting
- placing
- situating
- locating
- depositing
- positioning
- laying
- deposing
- emplacing
- sticking
- fixing
- setting
- planting
- establishing
- collecting
- moving
- assembling
- parking
- rearranging
- locking
- orienting
- carrying
- shifting
- setting up
- reordering
- slapping
- plopping
- affixing
- plunking
- clapping
- settling
- wedging
- plumping
- ensconcing
- flopping
- arraying
- plonking
- anchoring
- lodging
- planking
- plunking down
- ranking
- plonking down
- queuing
- berthing
- laying out
- niching
- lining up
- setting down
- queueing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- removing
- relocating
- taking
- replacing
- displacing
- banishing
- dislodging
- supplanting
- superseding
2
as in classifying
to put into a particular arrangement disposed the surgical instruments in the exact order in which they would be needed Synonyms & Similar Words
- classifying
- arranging
- organizing
- ordering
- systematizing
- placing
- codifying
- arraying
- marshaling
- ranging
- marshalling
- grooming
- aligning
- laying out
- displaying
- drawing up
- filing
- lining
- prioritizing
- emplacing
- alphabetizing
- sequencing
- queuing
- setting
- making up
- cuing
- alining
- hierarchizing
- lining up
- setting out
- unscrambling
- sprucing (up)
- cueing
- straightening (up)
- queueing
- tidying (up)
- mapping (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- upsetting
- disarranging
- deranging
- disordering
- rumpling
- messing (up)
- mussing (up)
- disarraying