predispose
verb (used with object)
to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible.
are predisposing
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present progressiveof predispose.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Second of all, "I think there are predisposing factors that if you do get an injury, some people respond differently than others," Hart added.
From Reuters ● Jan. 7, 2013
Crooked hind limbs, small hocks and quarters that are heavily muscled are predisposing factors.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
Heredity, insufficient and unwholesome food, impure air, and the like are predisposing.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Certain infections such as measles, whooping-cough, chronic heart, kidney and liver diseases and inflammation of the air tract are predisposing factors.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
Low, weak heels, flat, spreading feet, or any other faulty conformation of the foot are predisposing factors.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
