disposes

noun

(obsolete) The disposal or management of something.

(obsolete) Behaviour; disposition.

verb

(intransitive, with of) To eliminate or to get rid of something.

To distribute or arrange; to put in place.

To deal out; to assign to a use.

To incline.

(obsolete) To bargain; to make terms.

(obsolete) To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.

Roots

ponopos- · Latin · put, place

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