pre-inclinev.

Brit.

/ˌpriːɪnˈklʌɪn/,

/ˌpriːɪŋˈklʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˌpriᵻnˈklaɪn/,

/ˌpriɪŋˈklaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, incline v.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + incline v.

transitive. To incline or dispose beforehand. Frequently in passive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > bend, incline, or dispose > dispose to an action or state > beforehand

predispose1619

pre-incline1671

1671 A. Woodhead in tr. Life St. Teresa Pref. 33 These Saints are..by the Holy Spirit..pre-inclined..to ask.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story II. vi. 59 Nor do I see cause for the fear to which your statement had preinclined me.

1876 L. W. Stickney Kinsman Family 44 Among many other remarkable Passages, to this purpose, he bespeaks the Jury's obedience, who (we suppose) were very well preinclined, viz.

1963 J. Ciardi Dialogue with Audience 203 The mind of man seemed to suffer the illusion that it lived in a cathedral, and when man spoke he was not only too likely to pontificate, but he was pre-inclined to select from experience only the vast, the lofty, the divine-in-nature.

2004 Amber Waves (Nexis) 1 Sept. 14 All farmer participants in the program were pre-inclined toward voluntary environmental stewardship even without the program.

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

单词	pre-incline
释义	pre-inclinev. Brit. /ˌpriːɪnˈklʌɪn/, /ˌpriːɪŋˈklʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌpriᵻnˈklaɪn/, /ˌpriɪŋˈklaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, incline v. Etymology: < pre- prefix + incline v. transitive. To incline or dispose beforehand. Frequently in passive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > bend, incline, or dispose > dispose to an action or state > beforehand predispose1619 pre-incline1671 1671 A. Woodhead in tr. Life St. Teresa Pref. 33 These Saints are..by the Holy Spirit..pre-inclined..to ask. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story II. vi. 59 Nor do I see cause for the fear to which your statement had preinclined me. 1876 L. W. Stickney Kinsman Family 44 Among many other remarkable Passages, to this purpose, he bespeaks the Jury's obedience, who (we suppose) were very well preinclined, viz. 1963 J. Ciardi Dialogue with Audience 203 The mind of man seemed to suffer the illusion that it lived in a cathedral, and when man spoke he was not only too likely to pontificate, but he was pre-inclined to select from experience only the vast, the lofty, the divine-in-nature. 2004 Amber Waves (Nexis) 1 Sept. 14 All farmer participants in the program were pre-inclined toward voluntary environmental stewardship even without the program. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1671
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