Dispose

Verb

 * 1)  To eliminate or to get rid of something.
 * I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.
 * 1) To distribute and put in place.
 * 2) * 1600, William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 4, scene III
 * Now, dear soldiers, march away: / And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day!
 * 1) * 1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, chapter 6
 * Marianne’s pianoforte was unpacked and properly disposed of, and Elinor’s drawing were affixed to the walls of their sitting rooms.
 * 1) * 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, 1992 Bantam edition, ISBN 0553278193, page 47:
 * I sat down within three feet of the entrance door, and I had no sooner got disposed than the door opened and a man came in.
 * 1) To deal out; to assign to a use.
 * 2) To incline
 * In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution. (Used here intransitively in the passive voice)

Adverbs for Dispose
carelessly; antagonistically; religiously; briefly; favorably; symmetrically; ornamentally; effectually; graciously; immediately; variously; gracefully; peaceably; coolly; effectively.

Synonyms for Dispose
incline, arrange, place, locate, order, regulate, settle, bestow, give, adjust, classify, adapt, conform.

Antonyms for Dispose
indispose, disincline, disarrange, disorder, hold, retain, displace, secrete, disturb, dislodge, conceal, secure, cover.

Derived terms

 * disposition
 * disposal
 * dispose of

Thesaurus
adjust, administer, affect, aim, align, allocate, allot, apportion, arrange, array, assign, bear, bend, bend to, bestow, bias, bring, call the shots, carry, collocate, color, compose, conclude, conduce, consume, contribute, control, cool off, deal, deal out, deal with, decide, demolish, deploy, destroy, determine, devour, direct, disburse, discard, dispense, disperse, dispose of, distribute, do away with, dole, dole out, dump, eat, emplace, engage, enlist, finish off, fix, form, get a fix, get rid of, get to do, give away, give out, go, govern, grade, group, guide, harmonize, have a tendency, head, hierarchize, hold a heading, home in on, incline, induce, influence, install, interest in, issue, jettison, junk, knock off, lay out, lead, lean, line, line up, localize, locate, look to, lure, make over, marshal, measure out, mete, mete out, methodize, motivate, move, navigate, normalize, order, organize, pacify, parcel out, part with, pass around, pay out, persuade, pin down, pinpoint, place, point, point to, polish off, portion out, position, predispose, procure, prompt, put, put away, put in place, quiet, rally, range, rank, redound to, regiment, regularize, regulate, routinize, rule, scrap, sell, serve, set, set out, set toward, set up, settle, show a tendency, situate, soften up, space, spoon out, spot, standardize, steer, structure, sway, systematize, tempt, tend, tend to go, throw away, throw out, tinge, tone, tranquilize, transfer, trash, trend, triangulate, turn, urge, verge, warp, wear down, wear the pants, weigh with, work, work toward, zero in on

Etymology
From disposer.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: отстранявам, избавям се от
 * French: se débarraser de
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew:


 * Portuguese: [2-3] dispor
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu: తీసివేయు
 * Turkish: kurtulmak

Verb
dispose



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 * dispeso