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This is a routine matter that we can certainly dispose of in short shrift.
p. 237.7

dispose = settle so it no longer requires attention
Drag it out, burn some clock, give Harry Rex enough time to get the divorce final, give the system enough time to dispose of Simeon and ship him away, and give the county some distance between the horror of the moment, the two burials, and the fight over the estate of Seth Hubbard.
p. 382.7 *

dispose = settle something so it no longer requires attention
Seth had purchased it at a pharmacy in Tupelo six days before he died, then he apparently disposed of it; thus, there was no proof of how much or how little he'd actually consumed.
p. 532.3 *

disposed = got rid
Nevin continued: "Next, and the big one, testamentary capacity, or sound and disposing mind."
p. 624.6

disposing = sound (capable of settling or resolving things)
Since they were leaving, as was the servant, and since the house was about to be locked up, then sold or somehow disposed of, Lettie decided to clean out the pantry and refrigerator.†
p. 106.4 *
Number four: Did Seth Hubbard understand and appreciate the nature and amount of his property and how he wanted to dispose of it?†
p. 626.9

Definitions:

(1) (dispose as in: dispose of the waste)
to throw away
(2) (dispose as in: dispose of the matter)
to settle something so it no longer requires attention
(3) (dispose as in: dispose of the assets)
sell or transfer to another
(4) (dispose as in: disposed the troops along...)
the arrangement, positioning, or use of things
This 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.
(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..."
(6) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Less commonly, disposing of can imply killing someone.