■ verb
1》 ( ~ of ) get rid of.
↘overcome (a rival or threat).
↘ informal consume (food or drink) quickly or enthusiastically.
2》 arrange in a particular position.
3》 incline (someone) towards a particular activity or mood.
4》 literary determine the course of events: man proposes, but God ~s.
Derivatives
~r noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~r , from L. disponere 'arrange', influenced by dispositus 'arranged' and OFr. poser 'to place'.