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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dis·pose
(dis·posed ; dis·pos·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French desposer, from Latin disponere to arrange (perfect indicative disposui), from dis- + ponere to put — more at position DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to give a tendency to : incline faulty diet disposes one to sickness 2. a. to put in place : set in readiness : arrange disposing troops for withdrawal b. obsolete : regulate c. bestow intransitive verb 1. to settle a matter finally 2. obsolete : to come to terms Synonyms: see incline • dis·pos·er noun • • • - dispose of
noun DATE 1590 1. obsolete : disposal 2. obsolete a. disposition b. demeanor English Etymology dispose mid-14c., from O.Fr . disposer (infl. by poser "to place"), from http://O.Fr O.Fr . despondre, from L. disponere "put in order, arrange," from dis- "apart" + ponere "to put, place" (see position).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dispose dis·pose / di5spEuz; NAmE di5spouz / verb(formal) 1. [VN +adv. / prep.] to arrange things or people in a particular way or position 排列；布置；安排 2. ~ sb to / toward(s) sth to make sb behave in a particular way 使倾向于；使有意于；使易于: ▪ [VN] a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep 使病人想睡觉的药 ▪ [also VN to inf] PHRASAL VERBS ▪ di'spose of sb / sth 1. to get rid of sb / sth that you do not want or cannot keep 去掉；清除；销毁: the difficulties of disposing of nuclear waste 处理核废料的困难 to dispose of stolen property 销赃 2. to deal with a problem, question or threat successfully 应付；解决；处理: That seems to have disposed of most of their arguments. 这样就似乎把他们的大部份论点都驳倒了。 3. to defeat or kill sb 击败；杀死: It took her a mere 20 minutes to dispose of her opponent. 她仅用了 20 分钟就击败了对手。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: INCLINE 3, bend, bias, predispose Antonyms: indispose 2 Synonyms: ORDER 1, arrange, array, marshal, methodize, organize, systematizeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·pose I. \də̇ˈspōz\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English disposen, from Middle French disposer, modification (influenced by poser to put, place) of Latin disponere to set in order, arrange (perfect stem dispos-), from dis- dis- (I) + ponere to put, place — more at position , pose transitive verb 1. a. : to give a tendency to < night air was thought to dispose one to sickness > : put in a frame of mind or feeling that is favorable (as to an act or a condition) < the remark disposed him to like the man immediately > b. : to put into a condition (as for a particular action) : make ready : prepare < troops disposed for immediate withdrawal > 2. a. : to put in place or order : distribute and arrange especially for greatest effectiveness, economy, ease, or conformity to a pattern < she carried an armful of books; these she disposed within reach — Elinor Wylie > < branches and leaves were disposed, not as combinations of color in mass, but as designs in line — Laurence Binyon > < the general who disposed his forces so as to counteract a greater force — W.E.Channing > b. obsolete : regulate , determine , order , manage c. archaic : deal out : assign to a use : bestow for a purpose :dispose of d. obsolete : to assign to a particular place or position intransitive verb 1. : to arrange or settle a matter finally or definitively : make disposition; especially : to regulate the fate or condition finally or definitively < man proposes but God disposes > 2. obsolete : bargain Synonyms: see set • - dispose of II. noun (-s) 1. obsolete : the disposal or the power or right of disposal dis·pose
(dis·posed ; dis·pos·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French desposer, from Latin disponere to arrange (perfect indicative disposui), from dis- + ponere to put — more at position DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to give a tendency to : incline faulty diet disposes one to sickness 2. a. to put in place : set in readiness : arrange disposing troops for withdrawal b. obsolete : regulate c. bestow intransitive verb 1. to settle a matter finally 2. obsolete : to come to terms Synonyms: see incline • dis·pos·er noun • • • - dispose of
noun DATE 1590 1. obsolete : disposal 2. obsolete a. disposition b. demeanor English Etymology dispose mid-14c., from O.Fr . disposer (infl. by poser "to place"), from http://O.Fr O.Fr . despondre, from L. disponere "put in order, arrange," from dis- "apart" + ponere "to put, place" (see position).http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 dispose dis·pose / di5spEuz; NAmE di5spouz / verb(formal) 1. [VN +adv. / prep.] to arrange things or people in a particular way or position 排列；布置；安排 2. ~ sb to / toward(s) sth to make sb behave in a particular way 使倾向于；使有意于；使易于: ▪ [VN] a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep 使病人想睡觉的药 ▪ [also VN to inf] PHRASAL VERBS ▪ di'spose of sb / sth 1. to get rid of sb / sth that you do not want or cannot keep 去掉；清除；销毁: the difficulties of disposing of nuclear waste 处理核废料的困难 to dispose of stolen property 销赃 2. to deal with a problem, question or threat successfully 应付；解决；处理: That seems to have disposed of most of their arguments. 这样就似乎把他们的大部份论点都驳倒了。 3. to defeat or kill sb 击败；杀死: It took her a mere 20 minutes to dispose of her opponent. 她仅用了 20 分钟就击败了对手。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: INCLINE 3, bend, bias, predispose Antonyms: indispose 2 Synonyms: ORDER 1, arrange, array, marshal, methodize, organize, systematizeWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dis·pose I. \də̇ˈspōz\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English disposen, from Middle French disposer, modification (influenced by poser to put, place) of Latin disponere to set in order, arrange (perfect stem dispos-), from dis- dis- (I) + ponere to put, place — more at position , pose transitive verb 1. a. : to give a tendency to < night air was thought to dispose one to sickness > : put in a frame of mind or feeling that is favorable (as to an act or a condition) < the remark disposed him to like the man immediately > b. : to put into a condition (as for a particular action) : make ready : prepare < troops disposed for immediate withdrawal > 2. a. : to put in place or order : distribute and arrange especially for greatest effectiveness, economy, ease, or conformity to a pattern < she carried an armful of books; these she disposed within reach — Elinor Wylie > < branches and leaves were disposed, not as combinations of color in mass, but as designs in line — Laurence Binyon > < the general who disposed his forces so as to counteract a greater force — W.E.Channing > b. obsolete : regulate , determine , order , manage c. archaic : deal out : assign to a use : bestow for a purpose :dispose of d. obsolete : to assign to a particular place or position intransitive verb 1. : to arrange or settle a matter finally or definitively : make disposition; especially : to regulate the fate or condition finally or definitively < man proposes but God disposes > 2. obsolete : bargain Synonyms: see set • - dispose of II. noun (-s) 1. obsolete : the disposal or the power or right of disposal 2. obsolete : disposition ; also : demeanor |
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