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predispose

[ pree-di-spohz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.
Synonyms: prepare, prearrange
to render subject, susceptible, or liable:
The evidence predisposes him to public censure.
to dispose beforehand.
Synonyms: incline, bias
Archaic. to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like.

, pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing.

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

predispose

/ ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz /

often foll byto or towards to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand
law to dispose of (property, etc) beforehand; bequeath

First recorded in 1640–50; pre- + dispose

These are significant changes that will simultaneously predispose them to a more conservative view of the world.

The expectation that a gun was involved appeared to predispose the cops toward deadly force.

Why does maternal hip width predispose to cancer in babies born to that mother?

The use of alcohol is believed by many physicians to predispose a person to tuberculosis.

The same causes also predispose plants as well as animals, to epidemic attacks of disease.

But her experience of Montrose and Meath did not predispose her towards the provincial atmosphere.

As a matter of fact, he will have so disturbed himself as to predispose to insomnia.

It is evident that certain conditions predispose to headache.

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