dispose

verb

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈpoʊz/ / /dɪˈspəʊz/

Etymology: Etymology tree French disposerbor. English dispose Borrowed from French disposer.

The disposal or management of something.
“By thus doing, he submits himself to God's rod, commits himself to the dispose of his providence; yea, by thus doing, he casteth the lot of his present and future condition into the lap of his creditors, and leaves the whole dispose thereof to the Lord […]”
Behaviour; disposition.

Etymology: Etymology tree French disposerbor. English dispose Borrowed from French disposer.

To eliminate or to get rid of something.
“I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.”
To distribute or arrange; to put in place.
“Now, dear soldiers, march away: / And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day!”
“Marianne’s pianoforte was unpacked and properly disposed of, and Elinor’s drawing were affixed to the walls of their sitting rooms.”
To deal out; to assign to a use.
“what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor”
To incline.
“In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution.”
“Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose / To future good our past and present woes.”
To bargain; to make terms.
“She had disposed with Caesar.”
To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.
“the knightly forms of combat to dispose”