dispose
verb
[ dɪˈspəʊz ]
• get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.
• "the waste is disposed of in the North Sea"
Similar:
throw away,
throw out,
cast out,
get rid of,
do away with,
discard,
jettison,
abandon,
eject,
unload,
scrap,
destroy,
dump,
ditch,
chuck,
chuck out,
chuck away,
junk,
get shut of,
get shot of,
trash,
part with,
give away,
make over,
hand over,
deliver up,
bestow,
transfer,
sell,
auction,
palm off,
fob off,
see the back of,
• incline (someone) towards a particular activity or mood.
• "prolactin, a calming hormone, is released, disposing you towards sleep"
Similar:
incline,
encourage,
persuade,
predispose,
make willing,
make,
move,
prompt,
lead,
induce,
inspire,
tempt,
motivate,
actuate,
bias,
sway,
influence,
determine,
direct,
• arrange in a particular position.
• "the chief disposed his attendants in a circle"
Similar:
arrange,
order,
place,
put,
position,
orient,
array,
spread out,
range,
set up,
form,
organize,
seat,
stand,
marshal,
muster,
gather,
group,
assemble,
park,
plant,
pop,
stick,
posit,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French disposer, from Latin disponere ‘arrange’, influenced by dispositus ‘arranged’ and Old French poser ‘to place’.
