predispose

See also: prédisposé and prédispose

English

Etymology

Either a back-formation from predisposition or borrowed from Middle French predisposer.

Pronunciation

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Verb

predispose (third-person singular simple present predisposes, present participle predisposing, simple past and past participle predisposed)

1. To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease).
2. To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.

Derived terms

• predisposal
• predisposedly
• predisposedness

Related terms

• predisposition

Translations

to influence someone or something beforehand

• Greek: προδιαθέτω (el) (prodiathéto)

Italian

Verb

predispose

1. third-person singular past historic of predisporre