All 4 Uses
dispose
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Queen of Attolia
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- "I believe I am stout enough to be at your disposal, Your Majesty," the magus replied gravely, "though otherwise old and very feeble."
Chpt 9 *disposal = command
- If she catches me again, what better deterrent than me could she wish to have at her disposal?
Chpt 11
- Attolia had had few trinkets of her own, but as she sat quietly moving her needle through the embroidery, she had thought very carefully about the royal jewelry that would someday be at her disposal.
Chpt 12
- The magus had been disposed to save his skin, but he knew there were greater things at stake.†
Chpt 8 *
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..."
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(6)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, disposing of can imply killing someone.