predispose
11predispose — pre|dis|pose [ˌpri:dısˈpəuz US ˈpouz] v [T] 1.) to make someone more likely to suffer from a particular health problem predispose sb to sth ▪ Diabetes predisposes patients to infections. 2.) to make someone more likely to behave or think in a… …
12predispose — v. (formal) 1) (d; tr.) to predispose to 2) (H) what predisposed you to go? * * * [ˌpriːdɪ spəʊz] (H) what predisposed you to go? (formal) (d; tr.) to predispose to …
13predispose — [[t]pri͟ːdɪspo͟ʊz[/t]] predisposes, predisposing, predisposed 1) VERB If something predisposes you to think or behave in a particular way, it makes it likely that you will think or behave in that way. [FORMAL] [V n to inf] They take pains to hire …
14predispose — verb 1) lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure Syn: make susceptible, make liable, make prone, make vulnerable, put at risk of 2) attitudes which predispose people to behave badly Syn: lead, influence, sway, induce,… …
15predispose — UK [ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz] / US [ˌprɪdɪsˈpoʊz] verb [transitive] Word forms predispose : present tense I/you/we/they predispose he/she/it predisposes present participle predisposing past tense predisposed past participle predisposed formal 1) to make… …
16predispose — predisposal, n. predisposedly /pree di spoh zid lee, spohzd /, adv. predisposedness, n. /pree di spohz /, v., predisposed, predisposing. v.t. 1. to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose… …
17predispose — To render susceptible. * * * pre·dis·pose .prēd is pōz vb, posed; pos·ing vt to make susceptible <malnutrition predisposes one to disease> vi to bring about susceptibility <conditions that predispose to infection> …
18predispose to — phr verb Predispose to is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑factor …
19predispose — Date: 1646 transitive verb 1. to dispose in advance < a good teacher predisposes children to learn > 2. to make susceptible < malnutrition predisposes one to disease > intransitive verb to bring about susceptibility Synonyms: see incline •… …
20predispose — verb a) To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease). b) To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence. See Also: predisposition …
