About The Word Predispose
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Predispose
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What's The Definition Of Predispose?
[v] make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Predispose: Related Terms | Find terms related to Predispose: affect | bend | bias | color | dispose | impress | incline | induce | influence | lead | move | persuade | prompt | soften up | strike | sway | tinge | tone | wear down | weigh with | work See Also | dispose | incline | subject Predispose In Webster's Dictionary \Pre`dis*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predisposed};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Predisposing}.] [Pref. pre- + dispose: cf.
F. pr['e]disposer.]
1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition
or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.
2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency
to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
{Predisposing causes} (Med.), causes which render the body
liable to disease; predisponent causes.
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