01 v. t. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.
imp. & p. p.
Predisposed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Predisposing
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1.
To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.
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2.
To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
Phrases & compounds
Predisposing causes —
causes which render the body liable to disease; predisponent causes.