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Verb: dispose  di'spowz
  1. Throw or cast away
    "She disposed of her old clothes";
    - discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
     
  2. Give, sell, or transfer to another
    "She disposed of her parents' possessions"
     
  3. Place or put in a particular order
    "the dots are unevenly disposed"
     
  4. Make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
    "Their language disposes us to believe them";
    - incline
     
  5. Make fit or prepared
    "Your education disposes you for this job";
    - qualify

Derived forms: disposed, disposes, disposing

Type of: determine, flog [Brit, informal], get rid of, groom, influence, lay, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], place, pose, position, prepare, put, regulate, remove, sell, set, shape, train

Antonym: disincline, disqualify

Encyclopedia: Dispose