# disposing

Pronunciation: US say "dis-POHZ-ing" /dɪsˈpoʊzɪŋ/; UK say "di-SPOHZ-ing" /dɪˈspəʊzɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of dispose. — present participle and gerund of dispose
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of dispose. Use this form for an action happening now or for the name of the action.
   - _The committee is disposing of surplus equipment through a public auction._
   - _Disposing of hazardous waste safely requires a special permit._

## Adjective

2. Tending to predispose or incline someone toward a particular feeling or course of action.
   - Simple: Causing a person to lean toward a certain feeling or choice.
   - _The mentor's steady encouragement proved a disposing influence on the young writer's ambitions._
   - _Soft lighting and quiet music create disposing conditions for relaxation._
3. Agreeable, and leaving one feeling kindly inclined toward a person or thing.
   - Simple: Pleasant, and leaving a person feeling friendly or kind.
   - _Her disposing courtesy softened even the most reluctant negotiators._
   - _There was a disposing gentleness in the way he answered every question._
4. Involving the disposal or legal transfer of property from one party to another.
   - Simple: Having to do with giving away or legally handing over property.
   - _The disposing clause transferred the estate to the named beneficiaries._
   - _Lawyers reviewed the disposing provisions carefully before the sale closed._
5. Capable of setting out a complete and reasonable distribution of one's estate.
   - Simple: Able to make a full and sensible plan for who gets one's property.
   - _The judge ruled that the testator had a sound and disposing mind at the time of signing._
   - _Doubts about her disposing capacity led the family to challenge the will._

## Noun

6. The act by which things are arranged or set out in a particular order.
   - Simple: The way something is arranged or set out.
   - _The general's disposing of the troops along the ridge proved decisive._
   - _A thoughtful disposing of the exhibits guided visitors smoothly through the gallery._

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