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