Definition of predispose Predispose

/pɹiˌdɪspowˈz/ - [preedispowz] - pre•dis•pose

We found 7 definitions of predispose from 5 different sources.

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predisposes, predisposing, predisposed

predispose - make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"

dispose, incline make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"

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predispose (Verb)
To make someone susceptible to something such as a disease.
predispose (Verb)
To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

predispose (v. t.)
To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.
predispose (v. t.)
To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

predispose
prē-dis-pōz′, v.t. to dispose or incline beforehand: to render favourable.—adj. Predispō′sing, inclining beforehand: making liable.—n. Predisposi′tion, state of being predisposed or previously inclined: a state of body in which disease is easily excited.—adj. Predisposi′tional

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predispose, verb, present, 1st person singular of predispose (infinitive).
predispose, verb (infinitive).

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