dispose: Meaning and Definition of

dis•pose

1. to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
2. to put in a particular or the proper order or arrangement; adjust by arranging the parts.
3. to put in a particular or suitable place: The lamp was disposed on a table nearby.
4. to make fit or ready; prepare: Your words of cheer dispose me for the task.

1. to arrange or decide matters: to do as God disposes.
2. to make terms.
1. to deal with conclusively; settle.
2. to get rid of; discard.
3. to transfer or give away, as by gift or sale.
4. to do away with; destroy.

1. disposition; habit.
2. arrangement; regulation; disposal.