DISPOSE


Meaning of DISPOSE in English

/ dɪˈspəʊz; NAmE dɪˈspoʊz/ verb ( formal )

1.

[ vn + adv. / prep. ] to arrange things or people in a particular way or position

2.

~ sb to / toward(s) sth to make sb behave in a particular way :

[ vn ]

a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep

[also vn to inf ]

PHRASAL VERBS

- dispose of sb/sth

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French disposer , from Latin disponere arrange, influenced by dispositus arranged and Old French poser to place.

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