v.
1. tr. (usu. foll. by to, or to + infin.) a make willing; incline (disposed him to the idea; was disposed to release them). b give a tendency to (the wheel was disposed to buckle).
2 tr. place suitably or in order (disposed the pictures in sequence).
3 tr. (as disposed adj.) have a specified mental inclination (usu. in comb. : ill-disposed).
4 intr. determine the course of events (man proposes, God disposes).
Phrases and idioms:
dispose of
1. a deal with. b get rid of. c finish. d kill.
2 sell.
3 prove (a claim, an argument, an opponent, etc.) to be incorrect.
4 consume (food).
Derivatives:
disposer n.
Etymology: ME f. OF disposer (as DIS-, POSE(1)) after L disponere disposit-