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单词 predispose
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predispose

​verb transitive ​formal
UK /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theypredispose
he/she/itpredisposes
present participlepredisposing
past tensepredisposed
past participlepredisposed
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to make someone likely to think, feel, or behave in a particular way

    Is there a set of conditions that predisposes a nation to revolution?

    Synonyms and related words
    To make someone behave in a particular way
    influence
    motivate
    condition
  2. 2
    to make someone likely to suffer from a particular illness or condition

    a mutation that predisposes some people to lung cancer

    Synonyms and related words
    To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
    cause
    give
    pass on

predispose

​verb transitive ​formal
US /ˌpridɪsˈpoʊz/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theypredispose
he/she/itpredisposes
present participlepredisposing
past tensepredisposed
past participlepredisposed
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    to make someone likely to think, feel, or behave in a particular way

    Is there a set of conditions that predisposes a nation to revolution?

    Synonyms and related words
    To make someone behave in a particular way
    influence
    motivate
    condition
  2. 2
    to make someone likely to suffer from a particular illness or condition

    a mutation that predisposes some people to lung cancer

    Synonyms and related words
    To cause someone to have an illness or feel ill
    cause
    give
    pass on
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