dispose

dis-pose · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To get rid of something; to throw away.

  2. 2.

    To arrange or place in a particular order.

  3. 3.

    To make someone inclined or willing to do something.

  4. 4.

    To deal with or settle a matter.

Related words

Antonyms: acquire, keep, retain
See also: arrange, discard, disposal
Synonyms: arrange, discard, incline

Etymology

From Old French disposer, from Latin disponere meaning "to arrange, distribute," from dis- meaning "apart" and ponere meaning "to put, place." First recorded in English in the 14th century.