To exercise finally one's power of control over; to pass over into the control of some one else, as by selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of one's time
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" give, sell, or transfer to another; "She disposed of her parents' possessions
To give a tendency or inclination to; to adapt; to cause to turn; especially, to incline the mind of; to give a bent or propension to; to incline; to make inclined; usually followed by to, sometimes by for before the indirect object
If you dispose of a problem, task, or question, you deal with it. You did us a great favour by disposing of that problem = resolve. to arrange things or put them in their places (disposer, from disponere )