predispose
verb /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/
/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they predispose | /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/ |
| he / she / it predisposes | /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzɪz/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzɪz/ |
| past simple predisposed | /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd/ |
| past participle predisposed | /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd/ |
| -ing form predisposing | /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzɪŋ/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzɪŋ/ |
- to influence somebody so that they are likely to think or behave in a particular way
- predispose somebody to something He believes that some people are predisposed to criminal behaviour.
- predispose somebody to do something Her good mood predisposed her to enjoy the play.
Extra Examples- He said the British were temperamentally predisposed to compromise.
- Some people assumed he was stupid and were thus predisposed to fall into one of his traps.
- predispose somebody to something to make it likely that you will suffer from a particular illness
- Stress can predispose people to heart attacks.