Both Uses of
dispose
in
Medea, by Euripides (translated by: G. Theodoridis)
- It is up to you to allocate individual lines to the members of your chorus, depending, of course how many you have at your disposal and how kinetic you want the stage to be.
*disposal = command
- My enemies have used everything at their disposal to get rid of me.
Definitions:
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(1)
(dispose as in: dispose of the waste) to throw away
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(2)
(dispose as in: dispose of the matter) to settle something so it no longer requires attention
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(3)
(dispose as in: dispose of the assets) sell or transfer to another
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(4)
(dispose as in: disposed the troops along...) the arrangement, positioning, or use of thingsThis sense of dispose can be used in the form disposal to indicate that a person can use something as they wish -- as in:
- I am at your disposal.
- She has many assets at her disposal.
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(5)
(dispose as in: Is she disposed to help?) inclined (with a tendency to; or in the mood to)This is usually seen in the form "disposed to..." or "disposed toward..."