predisposingadj.

Brit.

/ˌpriːdᵻˈspəʊzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpridəˈspoʊzɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: predispose v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < predispose v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier predisponent adj.

That predisposes a person or thing to something.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > [adjective] > predisposing

predisponent1649

predisposing1660

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. i. iv. 171 His own purposes and predisposing thoughts.

1684 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Pharmaceutice Rationalis in Pract. Physick (rev. ed.) 99 The procatarctical or predisposing cause of it [sc. perspiration], by reason whereof some are more apt to catch cold than other some.

1761 J. Kirkpatrick Anal. Inoculation (ed. 2) ii. 44 Some Physicians have judged this internal predisposing Cause of the Disease more indispensable to its Existence, than the external procatarctic one.

1793 Friendly Addr. to Poor 21 Many things concur..to form a predisposing cause for such disorders.

1848 R. I. Wilberforce Doctr. Incarnation (1852) xiii. 362 There is one radical defect—the need of some predisposing grace on the part of God.

1899 W. R. Inge Christian Mysticism iv. 142 The predisposing conditions for the third state are devotion (devotio), admiration (admiratio), and joy (exaltatio).

1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 Sept. 640 The end of the hot season in the tropics..is very predisposing to malaria.

1981 G. Winokur Depression viii. 77 Alcoholism and depression were important as predisposing factors.

2004 N.Y. Times 14 Nov. iv. 12/4 The blood disorder hematochromatosis is more common among Scandinavians, and the predisposing gene is thought to have been spread elsewhere in Europe by the Vikings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predisposing
释义	predisposingadj. Brit. /ˌpriːdᵻˈspəʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpridəˈspoʊzɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: predispose v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < predispose v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier predisponent adj. That predisposes a person or thing to something. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > [adjective] > predisposing predisponent1649 predisposing1660 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. i. iv. 171 His own purposes and predisposing thoughts. 1684 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Pharmaceutice Rationalis in Pract. Physick (rev. ed.) 99 The procatarctical or predisposing cause of it [sc. perspiration], by reason whereof some are more apt to catch cold than other some. 1761 J. Kirkpatrick Anal. Inoculation (ed. 2) ii. 44 Some Physicians have judged this internal predisposing Cause of the Disease more indispensable to its Existence, than the external procatarctic one. 1793 Friendly Addr. to Poor 21 Many things concur..to form a predisposing cause for such disorders. 1848 R. I. Wilberforce Doctr. Incarnation (1852) xiii. 362 There is one radical defect—the need of some predisposing grace on the part of God. 1899 W. R. Inge Christian Mysticism iv. 142 The predisposing conditions for the third state are devotion (devotio), admiration (admiratio), and joy (exaltatio). 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 Sept. 640 The end of the hot season in the tropics..is very predisposing to malaria. 1981 G. Winokur Depression viii. 77 Alcoholism and depression were important as predisposing factors. 2004 N.Y. Times 14 Nov. iv. 12/4 The blood disorder hematochromatosis is more common among Scandinavians, and the predisposing gene is thought to have been spread elsewhere in Europe by the Vikings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1660
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