DISPOSE

v. 1 place, arrange, move, adjust, order, array, organize, set up, situate, group, distribute, put She is planning how to dispose the furniture in the room 2 incline, influence, persuade, induce, bend, tempt, move, motivate, lead, prompt, urge Her actions disposed me to cut her out of my will 3 dispose of. a deal with, settle, decide, determine, conclude, finish (with) I hope we can dispose of these matters quickly b throw away or out, discard, get rid of, jettison, scrap, Colloq dump, junk, US trash Dispose of the remains of the broken chair c distribute, give out, deal out, give (away), dispense, apportion, parcel out, allot, part with, transfer, make over, bestow, sell My grandfather disposed of his wealth before he died d do away with, finish off, put away, demolish, destroy, consume, devour, eat, Slang kill (off), knock off, polish off She could dispose of four hamburgers at one sitting The boys disposed of Louie because he knew too much.