dispose

English

/dɪsˈpoʊz/, /dɪˈspəʊz/

verb

Definitions

(intransitive) To eliminate or to get rid of something.
To distribute or arrange; to put in place.
To deal out; to assign to a use.
To incline.
(obsolete) To bargain; to make terms.
(obsolete) To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.

Etymology

Borrowed from French disposer root from Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- (settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tḱey-

Gloss

settle, bed, lie down, lie dow, dwell, dear, cozy, familiar

Concept

Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

床

Emoji

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