predispose
verb (used with object)
to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible.
has predisposed
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present perfectof predispose (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In fact, three or four months at pasture is necessary to permit of recovery and this where no congenital deformity has predisposed the subject to such affection of the flexors.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
That story has predisposed you to believe the worst things of me.
From The Odd Women by George Gissing
Judge Ostrander's action in reopening his house in the manner and for the purpose he has, has predisposed many in his favour.
From Dark Hollow by Anna Katharine Green
The principle of equality has prepared men for these things: it has predisposed men to endure them, and oftentimes to look on them as benefits.
From Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Henry Reeves
