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Meaning of 'predispose' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Predispose [ v. t.]
- To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.
- To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.

Meaning of 'predispose' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . predispose [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make susceptible
Example in sentence:
  • This illness predisposes you to gain weight

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