Meaning of dispose in English

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Verb
dispose
Etymology
late Middle English: from Old French disposer, from Latin disponere‘arrange’, influenced by dispositus‘arranged’ and Old French poser‘to place’
Definitions
1. give, sell, or transfer to another
Examples
- « She disposed of her parents' possessions »
Derived terms
- disposal
- disposition
2. throw or cast away
Examples
- « Put away your worries »
Derived terms
3. make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
Examples
- « Their language inclines us to believe them »
Antonyms
- indispose
- disincline
Derived terms
4. make fit or prepared
Examples
- « Your education qualifies you for this job »
Antonyms
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Famous quotes

« The first of all commodities to be exchanged is labour, and the freedom of man consists only in the exercise of the right to determine for himself in what manner his labour shall be employed, and how he will dispose of its products. »
Henry Charles Carey
« We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it. »
Hans Urs von Balthasar
« Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature which one would think, might dispose us to modesty. »
Jeremy Collier
« Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us. »
P. J. O'Rourke
« If I agree to dispose of any part of our land to the white people I would feel guilty of taking food away from our children's mouths, and I do not wish to be that mean. »
Sitting Bull