predispose

[ pree-di-spohz ]

/ ˌpri dɪˈspoʊz /

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verb (used with object), pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing.

to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.

to render subject, susceptible, or liable: The evidence predisposes him to public censure.

to dispose beforehand.

Archaic. to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like.

verb (used without object), pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing.

to give or furnish a tendency or inclination: an underground job that predisposes to lung infection.

OTHER WORDS FOR predispose

1 prearrange, prepare.

3 bias, incline.

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Origin of predispose

First recorded in 1640–50; pre- + dispose

OTHER WORDS FROM predispose

pre·dis·pos·al, nounun·pre·dis·pos·ing, adjective

How to use predispose in a sentence

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From these conditions originates the active predisposing cause of pneumonia, to which we have already alluded.
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British Dictionary definitions for predispose

predispose

/ (ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz) /

verb (tr)

(often foll by to or towards) to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand

mainly law to dispose of (property, etc) beforehand; bequeath

Derived forms of predispose

predisposal, noun

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