1.  dispose(v = verb.possession) - give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions"
is one way to sell
Derived form noun disposition₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

2.  dispose(v = verb.possession) cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
is one way to get rid of, remove
Derived forms noun disposal₃, noun disposition₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

3.  dispose(v = verb.cognition) incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"
is one way to determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape
Antonym: indispose
Derived form noun disposition₃
Sample sentences: Something ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

4.  dispose(v = verb.contact) - place or put in a particular order; "the dots are unevenly disposed"
is one way to lay, place, pose, position, put, set
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

5.  dispose(v = verb.change) qualify - make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job"
is one way to groom, prepare, train
Sample sentences: Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

dispose, v.
1 tr. (usu. foll. by to, or to + infin.) a make willing; incline (disposed him to the idea; was disposed to release them). b give a tendency to (the wheel was disposed to buckle).
2 tr. place suitably or in order (disposed the pictures in sequence).
3 tr. (as disposed adj.) have a specified mental inclination (usu. in comb. : ill-disposed).
4 intr. determine the course of events (man proposes, God disposes).

Idiom:
dispose of
1 a deal with. b get rid of. c finish. d kill.
2 sell.
3 prove (a claim, an argument, an opponent, etc.) to be incorrect.
4 consume (food).

Derivative:
disposer n.

Etymology:
ME f. OF disposer (as DIS-, POSE(1)) after L disponere disposit-

VB  induce, move, draw, draw on, bring in its train, give an impulse, to, inspire, put up to, prompt, call up, attract, beckon, stimulate, spirit up, inspirit, rouse, arouse, animate, incite, foment, provoke, instigate, set on, actuate, act upon, work upon, operate upon, encourage, pat on the back, pat on the shoulder, clap on the back, clap on the shoulder, influence, weigh with, bias, sway, incline, dispose, predispose, turn the scale, inoculate, lead by the nose, have influence with, have influence over, have influence upon, exercise influence with, exercise influence over, exercise influence upon, go round, come round one, turn the head, magnetize, lobby, persuade, prevail with, prevail upon, overcome, carry, bring round to one's senses, bring to one's senses, draw over, win over, gain over, come over, talk over, procure, enlist, engage, invite, court, tempt, seduce, overpersuade, entice, allure, captivate, fascinate, bewitch, carry away, charm, conciliate, wheedle, coax, lure, inveigle, tantalize, cajole, tamper with, bribe, suborn, grease the palm, bait with a silver hook, gild the pill, make things pleasant, put a sop into the pan, throw a sop to, bait the hook, enforce, force, impel, propel, whip, lash, goad, spur, prick, urge, egg on, hound, hurry on, drag, exhort, advise, call upon, press, advocate, set an example, set the fashion, keep in countenance, be persuaded, yield to temptation, come round, concede, obey a call, follow advice, follow the bent, follow the dictates of, act on principle.

VB  reduce to order, bring into order, introduce order into, rally, arrange, dispose, place, form, put in order, set in order, place in order, set out, collocate, pack, marshal, range, size, rank, group, parcel out, allot, distribute, deal, cast the parts, assign the parts, dispose of, assign places to, assort, sort, sift, riddle, put to rights, set to rights, put into shape, put in trim, put in array, apportion, class, classify, divide, file, string together, thread, register, catalogue, tabulate, index, graduate, digest, grade, methodize, regulate, systematize, coordinate, organize, settle, fix, unravel, disentangle, ravel, card, disembroil, feaze.

VB  tend, contribute, conduce, lead, dispose, incline, verge, bend to, trend, affect, carry, redound to, bid fair to, gravitate towards, promote.

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