| 单词 | predispose |
| 释义 | predispose —predisposal, n. —predisposedly /pree'di spoh"zid lee, -spohzd"-/, adv. —predisposedness, n. /pree'di spohz"/, v. , predisposed, predisposing. v.t. 1. to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases. 2. to render subject, susceptible, or liable: The evidence predisposes him to public censure. 3. to dispose beforehand. 4. Archaic. to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like. v.i. 5. to give or furnish a tendency or inclination: an underground job that predisposes to lung infection. [1640-50; PRE- + DISPOSE] Syn. 1. prearrange, prepare. 3. bias, incline. |
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