pre·dis·pose

[pree-di-spohz] verb, pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
2.
to render subject, susceptible, or liable: The evidence predisposes him to public censure.
3.
to dispose beforehand.
4.
Archaic. to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like.
verb (used without object)
5.
to give or furnish a tendency or inclination: an underground job that predisposes to lung infection.
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standing out as to be seen

Origin:
1640–50; pre- + dispose

pre·dis·pos·al, noun
pre·dis·pos·ed·ly [pree-di-spoh-zid-lee, -spohzd-] , adverb
pre·dis·pos·ed·ness, noun
un·pre·dis·posed, adjective
un·pre·dis·pos·ing, adjective


1. prearrange, prepare. 3. bias, incline.
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predispose (ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb (often foll by to or towards)
1.  to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand
2.  chiefly law to dispose of (property, etc) beforehand; bequeath
 
predis'posal
 
n

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predispose pre·dis·pose (prē'dĭ-spōz')
v. pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing, pre·dis·pos·es
To make susceptible, as to a disease.

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Example sentences
Genes that predispose people to depression, though, also influence their risk
  of experiencing negative environmental events.
We will live according to what our own specific genetic risks predispose us
  toward.
Maybe getting cold and damp does not predispose people to catch a cold.
But researchers do have a growing knowledge of some of the factors that
  predispose people to heat illness.
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