predispose
verb (used with object)
to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible.
have predisposed
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present perfectof predispose.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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She underwent two DNA tests at the University of Washington to see if she had any genes that might have predisposed her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2025
The study, published by PLoS Genetics, also reveals that this genetic adaptation may have predisposed modern humans to neuropsychiatric disorders.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023
And preexisting problems likely would have predisposed some patients to severe disease.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 22, 2023
Michael Nattke, a former neo-Nazi who now works on combating extremism at a Saxony nonprofit, said the experience under authoritarianism may have predisposed some Germans to appreciate the Russian model, rather than fear it.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2022
Physicians dealing with "purely" physical cases have begun to take into serious consideration the "mental" factors which have predisposed a patient to certain ailments.
From Dream Psychology Psychoanalysis for Beginners by Sigmund Freud
