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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•dis•pose /ˌpridɪˈspoʊz/USA pronunciation v., -posed, -pos•ing. - to make susceptible to (something, as a disease, etc.):[~ + object + to + object]genetic factors predisposing me to diabetes.
- to influence (someone) in favor of (something or someone else): [~ + object + to + object]His happy, caring upbringing predisposed him to a similar attitude of caring for others.[~ + object + to + verb]The unkindness shown him as a child predisposed him to act cruelly toward others.
See -pos-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•dis•pose (prē′di spōz′),USA pronunciation v., -posed, -pos•ing. v.t. - to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible:Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- to render subject, susceptible, or liable:The evidence predisposes him to public censure.
- to dispose beforehand.
- [Archaic.]to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like.
v.i. - to give or furnish a tendency or inclination:an underground job that predisposes to lung infection.
pre′dis•pos′al, n. pre•dis•pos•ed•ly (prē′di spō′zid lē, -spōzd′-),USA pronunciation adv. pre′dis•pos′ed•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged prearrange, prepare.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bias, incline.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: predispose /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/ vb (transitive)- often followed by to or towards: to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand
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