Meaning of PREDISPOSE
| Pronunciation: | | `preedi'spowz
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| | Definition: | | [v] make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight" |
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| | See Also: | | dispose, incline, subject | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | affect, bend, bias, color, dispose, impress, incline, induce, influence, lead, move, persuade, prompt, soften up, strike, sway, tinge, tone, wear down, weigh with, work |
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