verb
dispose
To place something in a particular arrangement.
The director disposes the actors in groups across the stage.
Etymology
The Latin verb means to arrange or distribute. This sense preserves the physical action of assigning things their positions within an ordered layout.
More examples
- The troops are disposed along the border.
- She disposed the chairs in a semicircle.
- The figures in the painting are carefully disposed.
Forms
dispose · disposes · disposed · disposing
disposition noun — The arrangement or positioning of things.