dispose
 dis·pose (dĭ-spōzʹ)v. dis·posed, dis·pos·ing, dis·pos·esv. tr.
1. To place or set in a particular order; arrange.
2. To put (business affairs, for example) into correct, definitive, or conclusive form.
3. To put into a willing or receptive frame of mind; incline. See Synonyms at incline.v. intr.
To settle or decide a matter.n. Obsolete
1. Disposal.
2. Disposition; demeanor.Phrasal Verb:dispose of
1. To attend to; settle:
disposed of the problem quickly.
2. To transfer or part with, as by giving or selling.
3. To get rid of; throw out.
4. To kill or destroy:
a despot who disposed of all his enemies, real or imagined. [Middle English disposen, from Old French disposer, alteration (influenced by poser, to put, place), of Latin dispōnere, to arrange dis-, apart; see dis- + pōnere, to put; See apo- in Indo-European Roots.] dis·posʹer n.
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