dispose

dispose
dispose (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. disposer (13c.) "arrange, order, control, regulate" (influenced in form by poser "to place"), from from L. disponere "put in order, arrange, distribute," from dis- "apart" (see DIS- (Cf. dis-)) + ponere "to put, place" (see POSITION (Cf. position)). Related: Disposed; disposing.

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  • disposé — disposé, ée [ dispoze ] adj. • 1370 bien, mal disposé « en bonne, mauvaise santé »; de disposer 1 ♦ Arrangé, placé. Fleurs disposées avec goût. Objets disposés symétriquement. 2 ♦ Être disposé à : être préparé à, avoir l intention de. ⇒ 1. prêt… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Dispose — Dis*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disposing}.] [F. disposer; pref. dis + poser to place. See {Pose}.] 1. To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disposé — disposé, ée (di spô zé, zée) part. passé. 1°   Arrangé. Les feuilles disposées autour de la tige. Toutes choses disposées en un ordre admirable. 2°   Préparé pour, en parlant des choses. Une salle disposée pour un bal.    Absolument. •   Jamais… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • dispose — dis‧pose [dɪˈspəʊz ǁ ˈspoʊz] verb dispose of something phrasal verb [transitive] 1. to get rid of something that is no longer needed or wanted: • We charge customers as little as DM50 to dispose of an old computer terminal. 2. COMMERCE …   Financial and business terms

  • Dispose — Dis*pose , n. 1. Disposal; ordering; management; power or right of control. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] But such is the dispose of the sole Disposer of empires. Speed. [1913 Webster] 2. Cast of mind; disposition; inclination; behavior; demeanor. [Obs.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dispose of — dis·pose of vt dis·posed of, dis·pos·ing of 1: to transfer to the control or ownership of another disposed of the property by will 2: to deal with conclusively: determine finally received petitions for injunctions...The common theme in disposing… …   Law dictionary

  • dispose of — (something) to end a problem. We need to dispose of the threat from diseases that can be easily controlled by vaccination …   New idioms dictionary

  • dispose of — [v1] throw away adios*, bestow, chuck*, deep six*, destroy, discard, dump, eighty six*, eliminate, file in circular file*, get rid of, give, jettison, junk*, kiss*, kiss off*, make over, part with, relinquish, scrap, sell, transfer, unload;… …   New thesaurus

  • dispose — ► VERB 1) (dispose of) get rid of. 2) arrange in a particular position. 3) give, sell, or transfer (money or assets). 4) incline (someone) towards a particular activity or frame of mind. DERIVATIVES disposer noun …   English terms dictionary

  • dispose — [di spōz′] vt. disposed, disposing [ME disposen < OFr disposer, to put apart, hence arrange < perf. stem of L disponere, to arrange: see DIS & POSITION] 1. to place in a certain order or arrangement 2. to arrange (matters); settle or… …   English World dictionary

  • Dispose — Dis*pose , v. i. To bargain; to make terms. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] She had disposed with C[ae]sar. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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