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dispose
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[dɪˈspəʊz], (Verb)
Definitions:
- get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else
(e.g: the waste is disposed of in the North Sea)
- incline (someone) towards a particular activity or mood
(e.g: prolactin, a calming hormone, is released, disposing you towards sleep)
- arrange in a particular position
(e.g: the chief disposed his attendants in a circle)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French disposer, from Latin disponere ‘arrange’, influenced by dispositus ‘arranged’ and Old French poser ‘to place’
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