indispose
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make ill, especially slightly.
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to put out of the proper condition for something; make unfit.
The long tennis match indisposed me for any further physical activity that day.
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to render averse or unwilling; disincline.
His anger indisposed him from helping.
verb
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to make unwilling or opposed; disincline
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to cause to feel ill
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to make unfit (for something or to do something)
Other Word Forms
- preindispose verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of indispose
First recorded in 1650–60; back formation from indisposed
Example Sentences
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“Admiral Faucet, I regret to inform you that my husband is indisposed. He has sent a note for me to give you expressing his sincere regrets. Here it is.”
From Literature
Austin will transfer authority to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks while he is indisposed, the Pentagon said.
From Seattle Times
Watts so impressed Bernstein that the conductor chose him to replace an indisposed Glenn Gould and play the Liszt concerto twice at Philharmonic Hall a few weeks later.
From Seattle Times
The Gran had been called away to another town, the Uncle indisposed, just like they had been during the impossible task in 1965.
From Literature
At one point, a man answering the door at Arredondo’s house told a reporter for The Associated Press that Arredondo was “indisposed.”
From Seattle Times
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