| predispose | 1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship. 2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease. <medicine> Predisposing causes, causes which render the body liable to disease; predisponent causes. Origin: Pref. Pre- + dispose: cf. F. Predisposer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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