dispose : Idioms & Phrases

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dispose of

  • verb deal with or settle
    • He disposed of these cases quickly
WordNet

To dispose of

  • . (a) To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use.
    Freedom to order their actions and dispose of their possessions and persons. Locke.
    (b) To exercise finally one's power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of one's time.
    More water . . . than can be disposed of. T. Burnet.
    I have disposed of her to a man of business. Tatler.
    A rural judge disposed of beauty's prize. Waller.
Webster 1913

Well disposed

  • in good condition; in good health. Obs.
Webster 1913

well-disposed

  • adjective satellite inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
    friendly; favorable.
    • a government friendly to our interests
    • an amicable agreement
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