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单词 predispose
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Definition of predispose in English:

predispose

verb ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzˌpridəˈspoʊz
[with object]predispose someone to/to do something
  • Make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition.

    lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure
    I'm kind of predisposed towards disliking them
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Further, our training predisposes us to conduct our research as scholars of particular nation-states or regions.
    • While I would be predisposed to nominate a female candidate, I can't speak for everyone.
    • The gene has been found to make redheads more sensitive to ultraviolet light, which is why they burn more easily in the sun, and it predisposes them to skin cancer.
    • Ulrich Neisser, for instance, argued that we are predisposed to recognise a common ‘personhood’ or ‘intersubjectivity’ when we encounter other human beings.
    • And each of us is responsible for the consequences of his own sins, in spite of the fact that we are predisposed to commit them.
    • What matters is that language is so important to us that we are predisposed to detect it.
    • It predisposed him to fear that he was a heretic at heart, and yet to glory in that.
    • Much as I was predisposed to dislike him, and much as I wanted to, I left with a warm feeling for him personally and know I would have enjoyed talking with him at greater length.
    • But I suspect that, even if it has, you will favour the evidence that supports your point of view - and believe in the evidence you are predisposed to believe in.
    • As a group, then, we were predisposed to cross boundaries and become collaborators.
    • But new research has shown that we are predisposed to err in selecting who to live with.
    • Since we are predisposed to like the actor, it's easier to connect with the man he is portraying.
    • If people begin honest dialogues with others they are predisposed to trust, they might be less inclined to take a hard-line position in the broader gun debate.
    • All three agreed that it is difficult to lead the masses anywhere - unless they are predisposed to head in that direction anyways.
    • He argues that because of the small numbers of people killed we are predisposed to refer to the outcome as murder rather than war.
    • Should everybody know what diseases they are predisposed to suffer from in old age?
    • Being a woman helps me to win - women have certain personality traits that predispose them to be good poker players.
    Synonyms
    make susceptible, make liable, make prone, lay open, make vulnerable, put at risk of, leave open, make subject
    lead, incline, move, persuade, influence, sway, induce, prompt, dispose, make, make of a mind to
    bias, prejudice
    inclined, prepared, ready, of a mind, disposed, minded, willing, not unwilling, in the mood, liable, susceptible
    biased, prejudiced
 
 

Definition of predispose in US English:

predispose

verbˌprēdəˈspōzˌpridəˈspoʊz
[with object]predispose someone to/to do something
  • Make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition.

    lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Being a woman helps me to win - women have certain personality traits that predispose them to be good poker players.
    • If people begin honest dialogues with others they are predisposed to trust, they might be less inclined to take a hard-line position in the broader gun debate.
    • But new research has shown that we are predisposed to err in selecting who to live with.
    • Should everybody know what diseases they are predisposed to suffer from in old age?
    • What matters is that language is so important to us that we are predisposed to detect it.
    • And each of us is responsible for the consequences of his own sins, in spite of the fact that we are predisposed to commit them.
    • While I would be predisposed to nominate a female candidate, I can't speak for everyone.
    • It predisposed him to fear that he was a heretic at heart, and yet to glory in that.
    • Since we are predisposed to like the actor, it's easier to connect with the man he is portraying.
    • He argues that because of the small numbers of people killed we are predisposed to refer to the outcome as murder rather than war.
    • Ulrich Neisser, for instance, argued that we are predisposed to recognise a common ‘personhood’ or ‘intersubjectivity’ when we encounter other human beings.
    • The gene has been found to make redheads more sensitive to ultraviolet light, which is why they burn more easily in the sun, and it predisposes them to skin cancer.
    • As a group, then, we were predisposed to cross boundaries and become collaborators.
    • All three agreed that it is difficult to lead the masses anywhere - unless they are predisposed to head in that direction anyways.
    • But I suspect that, even if it has, you will favour the evidence that supports your point of view - and believe in the evidence you are predisposed to believe in.
    • Much as I was predisposed to dislike him, and much as I wanted to, I left with a warm feeling for him personally and know I would have enjoyed talking with him at greater length.
    • Further, our training predisposes us to conduct our research as scholars of particular nation-states or regions.
    Synonyms
    make susceptible, make liable, make prone, lay open, make vulnerable, put at risk of, leave open, make subject
    lead, incline, move, persuade, influence, sway, induce, prompt, dispose, make, make of a mind to
    inclined, prepared, ready, of a mind, disposed, minded, willing, not unwilling, in the mood, liable, susceptible
 
 
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