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| dis·pose [ di spṓz ] (past and past participle dis·posed, present participle dis·pos·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·pos·es) |
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1. transitive verb make somebody willing: to make somebody willing or receptive to something
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often passive
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  The President is not disposed to sign the bill.
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2. transitive verb incline somebody: to make somebody likely to experience something
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3. transitive verb put something in place: to arrange or position something for use or for a particular purpose
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formal
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often passive
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The commander disposed his forces along the coast.
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4. transitive and intransitive verb settle matter: to settle a matter by putting it into its correct or definitive form
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formal
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an outcome to be disposed by the court
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| [14th century. < French disposer, alteration (after poser "to place") of Latin disponere "set out" < ponere "to place"] |
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| dis·pos·er noun |
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