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dis·pose D0282200 (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 of1. 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. [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.] dis·pos′er n.dispose (dɪˈspəʊz) vb1. a. to deal with or settleb. to give, sell, or transfer to anotherc. to throw out or awayd. to consume, esp hurriedlye. to kill2. to arrange or settle (matters) by placing into correct or final condition: man proposes, God disposes. 3. (tr) to make willing or receptive4. (tr) to adjust or place in a certain order or position5. (often foll by: to) to accustom or conditionn 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 ndis•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. dispose Past participle: disposed Gerund: disposing
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I dispose | you dispose | he/she/it disposes | we dispose | you dispose | they dispose |
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I disposed | you disposed | he/she/it disposed | we disposed | you disposed | they disposed |
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I am disposing | you are disposing | he/she/it is disposing | we are disposing | you are disposing | they are disposing |
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I have disposed | you have disposed | he/she/it has disposed | we have disposed | you have disposed | they have disposed |
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I was disposing | you were disposing | he/she/it was disposing | we were disposing | you were disposing | they were disposing |
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I had disposed | you had disposed | he/she/it had disposed | we had disposed | you had disposed | they had disposed |
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I will dispose | you will dispose | he/she/it will dispose | we will dispose | you will dispose | they will dispose |
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I will have disposed | you will have disposed | he/she/it will have disposed | we will have disposed | you will have disposed | they will have disposed |
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I will be disposing | you will be disposing | he/she/it will be disposing | we will be disposing | you will be disposing | they will be disposing |
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I have been disposing | you have been disposing | he/she/it has been disposing | we have been disposing | you have been disposing | they have been disposing |
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I will have been disposing | you will have been disposing | he/she/it will have been disposing | we will have been disposing | you will have been disposing | they will have been disposing |
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I had been disposing | you had been disposing | he/she/it had been disposing | we had been disposing | you had been disposing | they had been disposing |
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I would dispose | you would dispose | he/she/it would dispose | we would dispose | you would dispose | they would dispose |
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I would have disposed | you would have disposed | he/she/it would have disposed | we would have disposed | you would have disposed | they would have disposed | ThesaurusVerb | 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, tossunlearn - discard something previously learnt, like an old habitdeep-six, give it the deep six - toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!"jettison - throw away, of something encumberingjunk, 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 merchandisede-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"inclinepredispose - 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"qualifyhabilitate - 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" |
disposeverb1. 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 fanaticismdispose 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 something1. 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 problem3. give, give up, part with, bestow, transfer, make over, deliver up He managed to dispose of more money and goods.disposeverb1. 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 of1. 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.Translationsdispose (diˈspəuz) verb1. to make inclined. I am not disposed to help him. 使傾向於 倾向于2. to arrange or settle. 安排,整理 安排diˈsposable adjective intended to be thrown away or destroyed after use. disposable cups/plates. 使用後可丟棄的 用后扔掉的diˈsposal noun the act of getting rid of something. the disposal of waste paper. 丟棄 处理at one's disposal available for one's use. They put a car at his disposal during his stay. 供某人支配 听某人之便dispose of to get rid of. I've disposed of your old coat. 丟棄 扔掉dispose
cast aside1. To physically move something that is blocking one's path. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cast" and "aside." Sorry there's so much junk in here right now—just cast those books aside and have a seat.2. To ignore, overlook, or reject someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cast" and "aside." Of course I'm not trying to cast you aside, you're my best friend! I simply haven't had time to call you this week. To attempt that daring jump on your bike, you'll need to cast aside your fears.See also: aside, castdispose of (someone or something)1. To eliminate someone or something; to get rid of someone or something. The CEO is apt to dispose of any manager who does not agree with him all the time. After our basement flooded, we had to dispose of most of the boxes we'd stored down there.2. To settle or resolve something. Jean is the best editor in the writing center, so she'll definitely dispose of any issues in your paper.3. To relocate, sell, or give something away. Once I move into the city, I'll need to dispose of my car.4. slang To kill someone. We need to dispose of the informant before he goes running to the police again.See also: dispose, ofman proposes, God disposesHumans may come up with any number of ambitious or ingenious plans or ideas, but, ultimately, forces outside of our control determine whether they fail or succeed. The sinking of the Titanic, the supposedly unsinkable ship, shows better than perhaps anything else that while man proposes, God disposes. We've given our very best to the project, and, at this point, it's up to fate whether things work out for us. Man proposes, God disposes.See also: dispose, god, mancast someone aside and cast someone off; cast someone awayFig. to dispose of someone; to reject or discard someone. He simply cast his wife aside, and that was it.See also: aside, castcast something aside and cast something off; cast something awayto throw something away. You can't just cast aside a new coat that you've only worn once.See also: aside, castdispose of someoneSl. to kill someone. (See also someone or something">dispose of someone or something.) Max suggested that he would dispose of Lefty if Lefty continued to be a pest. The boss ordered Max to dispose of Lefty.See also: dispose, ofdispose of someone or somethingto get rid of someone or something. (See also someone">dispose of someone.) How can I dispose of this bothersome customer? Where shall I dispose of this wastepaper?See also: dispose, ofMan proposes, God disposes.Prov. People may make plans, but they cannot control the outcome of their plans. Jill: Are you really going to be able to finish writing your novel by the end of the year? Bob: Man proposes, God disposes.See also: dispose, god, mandispose of1. Attend to, settle, deal with, as in He quickly disposed of the problem. [Early 1600s] 2. Transfer, part with, as by giving away or selling. For example, They wanted to dispose of the land as soon as possible. [Second half of 1600s] 3. Get rid of, throw out, as in Can we dispose of the trash in this barrel? Oliver Goldsmith had this idiom in She Stoops to Conquer (1773): "I'm disposing of the husband before I have secured the lover." [Mid-1600s] 4. Kill or destroy; also, humorously, consume. For example, The king was determined to dispose of his enemies, or John disposed of the cake in no time. [Second half of 1800s] See also: dispose, ofcast asidev.1. To throw or push something or someone out of the way: I cast my coat aside so that he could sit down. She cast aside the boxes in front of the door.2. To reject or disregard something or someone: The commander cast aside all caution and ordered the troops to charge the fort. I knew you would cast me aside once you became famous.See also: aside, castdispose ofv.1. To throw out or get rid of something: The government hired contractors to dispose of the nuclear waste.2. To settle or attend to some problem, question, or situation: We quickly disposed of the problem before anyone found out.3. To transfer or part with something, as by giving away or selling it: The bank disposed of its bad loans.4. To kill or destroy someone: The dictator disposed of all his enemies.See also: dispose, ofdispose of someone in. to kill someone. The boss ordered Max to dispose of Lefty. See also: dispose, of, someoneEncyclopediaSeedisposableSee DSPO See DSPOdispose
Synonyms for disposeverb arrangeSynonyms- arrange
- put
- place
- group
- set
- order
- stand
- range
- settle
- fix
- rank
- distribute
- array
verb leadSynonyms- lead
- move
- condition
- influence
- prompt
- tempt
- adapt
- motivate
- bias
- induce
- incline
- predispose
- actuate
phrase dispose of someoneSynonyms- kill
- murder
- destroy
- do in
- take out
- execute
- slaughter
- dispatch
- assassinate
- slay
- do away with
- knock off
- liquidate
- neutralize
- exterminate
- take (someone's) life
- bump off
- wipe from the face of the earth
phrase dispose of something: get rid ofSynonyms- get rid of
- destroy
- dump
- scrap
- bin
- junk
- chuck
- discard
- unload
- dispense with
- jettison
- get shot of
- throw out or away
phrase dispose of something: deal withSynonyms- deal with
- manage
- treat
- handle
- settle
- cope with
- take care of
- see to
- finish with
- attend to
- get to grips with
phrase dispose of something: giveSynonyms- give
- give up
- part with
- bestow
- transfer
- make over
- deliver up
Synonyms for disposeverb to put into a deliberate orderSynonyms- arrange
- array
- deploy
- marshal
- order
- organize
- range
- sort
- systematize
verb to have an impact on in a certain waySynonyms- incline
- influence
- predispose
- sway
phrase dispose of: to put into correct or conclusive formSynonymsphrase dispose of: to let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for exampleSynonyms- discard
- dump
- junk
- scrap
- throw away
- throw out
- chuck
- jettison
- shuck
- ditch
Synonyms for disposeverb give, sell, or transfer to anotherRelated Wordsverb throw or cast awaySynonyms- cast aside
- cast away
- chuck out
- discard
- throw away
- toss away
- toss out
- throw out
- cast out
- put away
- fling
- toss
Related Words- unlearn
- deep-six
- give it the deep six
- jettison
- junk
- scrap
- trash
- waste
- get rid of
- remove
- dump
- retire
- abandon
- liquidize
- sell out
- sell up
- de-access
- close out
verb make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or beliefSynonymsRelated Words- predispose
- shape
- determine
- influence
- regulate
- mold
Antonymsverb place or put in a particular orderRelated Words- lay
- place
- put
- set
- position
- pose
verb make fit or preparedSynonymsRelated Words- habilitate
- capacitate
- groom
- train
- prepare
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