indispose
to make ill, especially slightly.
to put out of the proper condition for something; make unfit: The long tennis match indisposed me for any further physical activity that day.
to render averse or unwilling; disincline: His anger indisposed him from helping.
Origin of indispose
1Other words from indispose
- pre·in·dis·pose, verb (used with object), pre·in·dis·posed, pre·in·dis·pos·ing.
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How to use indispose in a sentence
Spirits are decidedly prejudicial, and indispose to bodily exertion.
Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollIt is not now true that either climate or the habits of her people indispose them to manufactures.
Speeches of Benjamin Harrison | Benjamin HarrisonThe path now became steep and rather difficult; so much so, indeed, as to indispose them all to conversation.
Home as Found | James Fenimore CooperWomen, you know, are susceptible on these points; it might indispose her towards me, and lessen my chance.
British Dictionary definitions for indispose
/ (ˌɪndɪˈspəʊz) /
to make unwilling or opposed; disincline
to cause to feel ill
to make unfit (for something or to do something)
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