dispose

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   place or put in a particular order

   the dots are unevenly disposed

2. 2
   verb

   give, sell, or transfer to another

   They disposed of their parents' house.

3. 3
   verb

   To eliminate or to get rid of something.

   I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.

4. 4
   verb

   To distribute or arrange; to put in place.

   Now, dear soldiers, march away: / And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day!

5. 5
   verb

   To deal out; to assign to a use.

   what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor

6. 6
   verb

   To incline.

   In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution.

7. 7
   verb

   To bargain; to make terms.

   She had disposed with Caesar.

8. 8
   verb

   To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.

   the knightly forms of combat to dispose

Etymology

From French disposer.