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Webster 1913 Edition
Predispose
Preˊdis-pose′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Predisposed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Predisposing
.] [Pref.
pre-
+ dispose
: cf. F. prédisposer
.] 1.
To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to;
as, to
. predispose
the mind to friendship2.
To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to;
as, debility
. predisposes
the body to diseasePredisposing causes
(Med.)
, causes which render the body liable to disease; predisponent causes.
Webster 1828 Edition
Predispose
PREDISPO'SE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To incline beforehand; to give a previous disposition to; as, to predispose the mind or temper to friendship.2.
To fit or adapt previously; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.Definition 2024
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See also: prédisposé and prédispose
English
Verb
predispose (third-person singular simple present predisposes, present participle predisposing, simple past and past participle predisposed)
- To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease).
- To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.
Derived terms
- predisposal
- predisposedly
- predisposedness