Predispose (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing.
  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. to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like.
verb (used without object), pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing.
  1. to give or furnish a tendency or inclination: an underground job that predisposes to lung infection.
verb (tr)
  1. to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand
  2. to dispose of (property, etc) beforehand; bequeath
Predispose (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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