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Adjective disposed has 2 senses
- disposed, fain, inclined, prepared - having made preparations; "prepared to take risks"
Antonym: unwilling (indirect, via willing)
- apt, disposed, given, minded, tending - (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"
Antonym: disinclined (indirect, via inclined)
Verb dispose has 4 senses
- dispose - give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions"
--1 is one way to sell
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
--2 is one way to get rid of, remove
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"
--3 is one way to determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate
Antonyms: indispose, disincline
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
- qualify, dispose - make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job"
--4 is one way to prepare, groom, train
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
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