verb (formal)
1 [VN+adv./prep.] to arrange things or people in a particular way or position
2 sb to / toward(s) sth to make sb behave in a particular way:
[VN] a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep [also VNtoinf]
PHRASALVERBS
dispose of sb/sth
1 to get rid of sb/sth that you do not want or cannot keep:
the difficulties of disposing of nuclear waste * to dispose of stolen property
2 to deal with a problem, question or threat successfully:
That seems to have disposed of most of their arguments.
3 to defeat or kill sb:
It took her a mere 20 minutes to dispose of her opponent.
