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1. (v.t.) dispose
to give a tendency or inclination to; incline:
His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
2. dispose
to put in a particular or the proper order or arrangement; adjust by arranging the parts.
3. dispose
to put in a particular or suitable place.
4. dispose
to make fit or ready; prepare.
5. (v.i.) dispose
to arrange or decide matters:
to do as God disposes.
6. dispose
Obs. to make terms.
7. dispose
dispose of,
8. dispose
to deal with conclusively; settle.
9. dispose
to get rid of; discard or destroy.
10. dispose
to give away or sell.
11. (n.) dispose
Archaic. disposition.
12. dispose
Obs. regulation.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < MF disposer=dis-dis -1+poser to place (see pose1))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) dispose
give, sell, or transfer to another
"She disposed of her parents' possessions"
2. (verb) discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
throw or cast away
"Put away your worries"
3. (verb) dispose, incline
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
"Their language inclines us to believe them"
4. (verb) dispose
place or put in a particular order
"the dots are unevenly disposed"
5. (verb) qualify, dispose
make fit or prepared
"Your education qualifies you for this job"
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1. (verb) dispose
to get rid of
to dispose of garbage
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) dispose
disposal; ordering; management; power or right of control
2. (noun) dispose
cast of mind; disposition; inclination; behavior; demeanor
3. (verb) dispose
to distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent
4. (verb) dispose
to regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine
5. (verb) dispose
to deal out; to assign to a use; to bestow for an object or purpose; to apply; to employ; to dispose of
6. (verb) dispose
to give a tendency or inclination to; to adapt; to cause to turn; especially, to incline the mind of; to give a bent or propension to; to incline; to make inclined; -- usually followed by to, sometimes by for before the indirect object
7. (verb) dispose
to exercise finally one's power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of one's time
8. (verb) dispose
to bargain; to make terms
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Sense: to make inclined
I am not disposed to help him.
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 Afrikaans: ontvanklik maak |
 Arabic: يَميلُ إلى |
 Bulgarian: предразполагам |
 Brazilian: dispor |
 Czech: připravit, naladit (k) |
 German: geneigt sein, bereit sein |
 Danish: tilbøjelig; være stemt |
 Greek: (προ)διαθέτω |
 Spanish: disponer |
 Estonian: meelestama |
 Farsi: مایل کردن؛ خواهان کردن |
 Finnish: tehdä alttiiksi |
 French: disposer |
 Hebrew: לִהיוֹת מוּכָן |
 Hindi: ठीक रखना |
 Croatian: raspoloživ |
 Hungarian: (szenvedőben:) hajlandó v |
 Indonesian: ingin, cenderung |
 Icelandic: vera fús til |
 Italian: disporre |
 Japanese: する気にならせる |
 Korean: 마음이 내키지 않다 |
 Lithuanian: nu(si)teikti |
 Latvian: būt noskaņotam |
 Malay: sedia |
 Dutch: bewegen, brengen tot |
 Norwegian: gjøre tilbøyelig, være in |
 Polish: uczynić skłonnym, usposob |
 Persian: مایل کردن؛ خواهان کردن |
 Pashto: سمول، تر تيبول، سنبالول ت |
 Portuguese: dispor |
 Romanian: a dispune |
 Russian: склонять |
 Slovak: pripraviť |
 Slovenian: biti pri volji |
 Serbian: raspoložen |
 Swedish: göra benägen (hågad) |
 Thai: มีแนวโน้ม |
 Turkish: istekli olmak |
 Taiwanese: 使傾向於 |
 Ukrainian: схиляти |
 Urdu: مائل کرنا |
 Vietnamese: tự nguyện |
 Chinese: 倾向于 |
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