preincline

[ pree-in-klahyn ]

verb (used with object)

, pre·in·clined, pre·in·clin·ing.

1. to dispose or prepare beforehand:

   Their experiences had preinclined them to think pessimistically.

Other Words From

• pre·in·cli·na·tion [pree-in-kl, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n, pree-in-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of preincline¹

First recorded in 1665–75; pre- + incline