Third person singular present tense of dispose; means to get rid of something, arrange something, or make someone inclined toward something.
From Latin disponere (to arrange, from dis- meaning apart + ponere meaning to place). The verb form combines multiple meanings that evolved from the original sense of 'arranging'.
The double meaning of 'dispose' is fascinating—'he disposes of the trash' and 'he is disposed toward kindness' use the same verb but come from different evolutionary branches of the word's meaning.
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