dispose etymology

Etymology:

• Medieval Latin (dispositio, "an arranging"), from Latin (disponere, "place, arrange, distribute")
• From (dis- "apart, away") + (ponere "to place")

Meaning:

• To get rid of something by throwing away, destroying, or giving it away
• To settle or manage something, especially a problem or dispute

Origin:

The word "dispose" has been used in English since the 12th century, with the original meaning of "to arrange or distribute." Over time, it gained the additional meaning of "to get rid of," likely influenced by the verb "displace," which means "to move away from its place."

dispose relate terms

• disposed

  Etymology Origin Latin disponere meaning to set in order to distribute Root dis

• dispose

  Etymology Medieval Latin dispositio an arranging from Latin disponere place a

• position

  Etymology From Middle English posicion from Anglo Norman posicion from Old French pos

• site

  Etymology Late Middle English from Old French from Latin situs situation place fr

• home

  Etymology Old English hām meaning dwelling house home Proto Germanic heimaz m

• disposable

  Etymology disposable adjective Origin Middle French desposable from Latin dis

• disposition

  Etymology Latin dispositio arrangement disposition From disponere to arrange d

• qualify

  Etymology Origin Latin qualificare to describe Meaning To describe or attribute

• knock

  Etymology Middle English knokken from Old English cnocian Germanic root knut to

• ordination

  Etymology The word ordination comes from the Latin word ordinatio meaning arrangem

• repose

  Etymology Old French reposer Late Latin reposāre Latin pausāre to pause to rest

• adorn

  Etymology Old French adourner Latin adornāre Proto Indo European h₁derə to p

• influence

  Etymology Middle English influence from Old French influence from Late Latin influ

• retire

  Etymology The word retire derives from the Middle English verb retieren which means

• discard

  Etymology Middle English discarde from Old French descarder meaning to discard Ul