See Also: Predispose(medicine)
predispose(dictionary)
predispose(dictionary)

predispose (iou)



predispose verb. M17.
[from PRE- 1 + DISPOSE verb.]
a. verb trans. Make (a person etc.) liable or susceptible (to) beforehand; make inclined (to do) beforehand. M17.
J. S. Blackie The majority of his judges..came predisposed to condemn him. A. Storr Early bereavement..acts as a trigger for depression in those who are already genetically predisposed.
b. verb intrans. Make a person susceptible to. E19.
Lancet This alteration..would predispose to gallstones.
Dispose of or give away beforehand. M17.
predispo'sition noun (a) the condition of being predisposed (to a thing, to do); also, a tendency in a person to react in a certain way; (b) spec. a physical condition which makes a person susceptible to a disease: E17.