Sekirov Dictionary

dispose

UK /dɪˈspəʊz/US /dɪsˈpoʊz/

verb 6
noun 2
forms 6
phrases 1

verb6

•
To distribute or arrange; to put in place.
- Now, dear soldiers, march away: / And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day! — 1599
•
To eliminate or to get rid of something.
- I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.
•
To incline.
- In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution.
•
To deal out; to assign to a use.
- what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor — 1818
(no longer used) To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.
•
(no longer used) To bargain; to make terms.
- She had disposed with Caesar. — 1599

noun2

(no longer used) The disposal or management of something.
(no longer used) Behaviour; disposition.

forms

dispos'd · disposed · disposing · disposes · disposeth · disposest

Phrases with dispose

dispose of
To get rid of; to dispense with.

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