dispose

(dĭ-spōz')

v., -posed, -pos·ing, -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

1. Disposal.
2. Disposition; demeanor.

phrasal verb:

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 dispōnere, to arrange : dis-, apart; see dis- + pōnere, to put.]

disposer dis·pos'er n.

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verb

1. To put into a deliberate order: arrange, array, deploy, marshal, order, organize, range, sort, systematize. See order/disorder.
2. To have an impact on in a certain way: incline, influence, predispose, sway. See affect/ineffectiveness, like/dislike.

phrasal verb - dispose of

1. To put into correct or conclusive form: arrange, conclude, fix, settle. See do/not do.
2. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example: discard, dump, junk, scrap¹, throw away, throw out. Informal chuck, jettison, shuck (off). Slang ditch. See keep/release.

v

Definition: place, order; deal with
Antonyms: disarrange, disorder, displace, disturb, mismanage

IN BRIEF: v. - Make fit or prepared; Make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; Throw or cast away; Give, sell, or transfer to another.

Four innate sentiments dispose people to a universal moral sense. These are sympathy, fairness, self-control and duty. — James Q. Wilson

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• Judgments and Critiques - disposed: (adj) inclined, tending toward or against

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - give lyst til, have tendens til, ordne, opstille
v. intr. - bestemme
n. - rådighed, salg

idioms:

• dispose of    tage sig af, skaffe sig af med, sælge, ekspedere, modbevise, indtage, have rådighed over

Nederlands (Dutch)
rangschikken, beschikken, geneigd maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - disposer, arranger, déployer (des forces), porter qn à faire
v. intr. - être disposé à, (Comm) écouler (un stock), vendre, expédier (un problème), se débarrasser de
n. - disposition, arrangement, déploiement

idioms:

• dispose of    se débarrasser de, congédier, renvoyer, larguer, détruire, écouler, vendre, disposer de (qch) (à qn), (fig) liquider (qn), (Jur) aliéner, désamorcer (une bombe), résoudre (un problème), (Jur) trancher (une affaire), avoir à sa disposition, décider de (du destin)

Deutsch (German)
v. - ordnen, veranlassen, entscheiden
n. - Anordnung, Beseitigung

idioms:

• dispose of    frei verfügen, sich entledigen, erlegen, erledigen, verkaufen, entkräften

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαθέτω, διακινώ, διευθετώ, τακτοποιώ (οριστικά)

idioms:

• dispose of    απαλλάσσομαι από, ξεφορτώνομαι, διαθέτω (π.χ. το χρόνο μου), ξεπαστρεύω, ξεμπερδεύω με, εξουδετερώνω (π.χ. βόμβα)

Italiano (Italian)
disporre

idioms:

• dispose of    buttare via

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dispor, determinar

idioms:

• dispose of    usar livremente

Русский (Russian)
размещать, улаживать

idioms:

• dispose of    избавляться от

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - disponer, colocar
v. intr. - disponerse, colocarse
n. - colocación, disposición

idioms:

• dispose of    disponer de, eliminar, deshacerse de, despachar, liquidar, vender, enajenar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skaffa undan, slänga, överlåta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
处理, 布置, 排列, 处置, 决定, 整理, 性情, 脾气, 举止

idioms:

• dispose of    解决, 处理, 除去, 扔掉, 让或卖掉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 處理, 佈置, 排列
v. intr. - 處置, 處理, 決定
n. - 排列, 布置, 整理, 性情, 脾氣, 舉止

idioms:

• dispose of    解決, 處理, 除去, 扔掉, 讓或賣掉

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 배열하다, 나누어 주다, ~할 마음이 나다
v. intr. - 처리하다, 결정하다
n. - 배치, 처리

idioms:

• dispose of    지우다, 처분하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 配置する, …する気にさせる, …に…しやすくさせる, 処理する

idioms:

• dispose of    片付ける, 捨てる, 始末する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرتب الأشياء أو الناس, بطريقه معينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היה מוכן, היטה, נטה, ערך, סידר, הסדיר, פרס כוחות‬
v. intr. - ‮היה מוכן, נטה, קבע את מהלך העניינים‬
n. - ‮הרגל, מזג, היה מוכן, היטה, נטה, ערך, סידר, הסדיר, פרס כוחות‬

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