/ 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 ]
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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.