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disposé — disposé, ée [ dispoze ] adj. • 1370 bien, mal disposé « en bonne, mauvaise santé »; de disposer 1 ♦ Arrangé, placé. Fleurs disposées avec goût. Objets disposés symétriquement. 2 ♦ Être disposé à : être préparé à, avoir l intention de. ⇒ 1. prêt… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Dispose — Dis*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disposing}.] [F. disposer; pref. dis + poser to place. See {Pose}.] 1. To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disposé — disposé, ée (di spô zé, zée) part. passé. 1° Arrangé. Les feuilles disposées autour de la tige. Toutes choses disposées en un ordre admirable. 2° Préparé pour, en parlant des choses. Une salle disposée pour un bal. Absolument. • Jamais… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
dispose — dis‧pose [dɪˈspəʊz ǁ ˈspoʊz] verb dispose of something phrasal verb [transitive] 1. to get rid of something that is no longer needed or wanted: • We charge customers as little as DM50 to dispose of an old computer terminal. 2. COMMERCE … Financial and business terms
Dispose — Dis*pose , n. 1. Disposal; ordering; management; power or right of control. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] But such is the dispose of the sole Disposer of empires. Speed. [1913 Webster] 2. Cast of mind; disposition; inclination; behavior; demeanor. [Obs.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dispose of — dis·pose of vt dis·posed of, dis·pos·ing of 1: to transfer to the control or ownership of another disposed of the property by will 2: to deal with conclusively: determine finally received petitions for injunctions...The common theme in disposing… … Law dictionary
dispose of — (something) to end a problem. We need to dispose of the threat from diseases that can be easily controlled by vaccination … New idioms dictionary
dispose of — [v1] throw away adios*, bestow, chuck*, deep six*, destroy, discard, dump, eighty six*, eliminate, file in circular file*, get rid of, give, jettison, junk*, kiss*, kiss off*, make over, part with, relinquish, scrap, sell, transfer, unload;… … New thesaurus
dispose — ► VERB 1) (dispose of) get rid of. 2) arrange in a particular position. 3) give, sell, or transfer (money or assets). 4) incline (someone) towards a particular activity or frame of mind. DERIVATIVES disposer noun … English terms dictionary
dispose — [di spōz′] vt. disposed, disposing [ME disposen < OFr disposer, to put apart, hence arrange < perf. stem of L disponere, to arrange: see DIS & POSITION] 1. to place in a certain order or arrangement 2. to arrange (matters); settle or… … English World dictionary
Dispose — Dis*pose , v. i. To bargain; to make terms. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] She had disposed with C[ae]sar. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
