despose
despose is the obsolete spelling of dispose.
Meaning of dispose
Verb
dispose (third-person singular simple present disposes, present participle disposing, simple past and past participle disposed)
- To eliminate or to get rid of something.
- I dispose of my trash in the garbage can.
- To distribute or arrange; to put in place.
- Now, dear soldiers, march away: / And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day!1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- To deal out; to assign to a use.
- what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor1818 (first published), John Evelyn, diary entry for 1634
- To incline.
- In these uncertain times, I am disposed towards caution.
- To bargain; to make terms.
- She had disposed with Caesar.1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.
- the knightly forms of combat to dispose1700, [John] Dryden, “Palamon and Arcite: Or, The Knight’s Tale. In Three Books.”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
Forms of despose
| third-person singular present | desposes |
|---|---|
| present participle | desposing |
| past participle | desposed |
| past | desposed |
Questions about despose
- What is despose the obsolete spelling of?
- Despose is the obsolete spelling of dispose.
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