incline, bias, dispose, predispose mean to influence one to have or take an attitude toward something. incline implies a tendency to favor one of two or more actions or conclusions.
Phrasal verb dispose of someone/something (Definition of dispose from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
To finish dealing with something; settle: Let's dispose of the matter and turn to something else. 2. To give or transfer to someone else, especially permanently: She disposed of her estate among her heirs. He disposed of his memoirs to a research library. 3. To get rid of; throw out: He disposed of the newspapers after reading them. 4.
Definition of dispose verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[ ~ + obj] to put in a particular order or arrangement: disposed his troops along the southern border. settle: Let's dispose of this matter once and for all. discard or destroy: Dispose of the waste papers in this bin. to give away or sell: His property holdings will be disposed of in his will. See -pos-.
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In English, 'dispose' inherited these dual senses, encompassing both the act of arranging or setting things in order and the act of getting rid of or discarding something properly.
DISPOSE definition: to give a tendency or inclination to; incline. See examples of dispose used in a sentence.