predispose
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See also: prédisposé and prédispose
Etymology
Either a back-formation from predisposition or borrowed from Middle French predisposer.[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
predispose (third-person singular simple present predisposes, present participle predisposing, simple past and past participle predisposed)
- To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease).
- To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.
Derived terms
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “predispose”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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