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predispose
pre·dis·pose P0516900 (prē′dĭ-spōz′)v. pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing, pre·dis·pos·es v.tr.1. To make (someone) inclined to something in advance: His good manners predispose people in his favor.2. To make susceptible or liable: conditions that predispose miners to lung disease.v.intr. To provide an inclination or susceptibility: a genetic trait that predisposes to the development of cancer.predispose (ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz) vb (tr) 1. (often foll by: to or towards) to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand2. chiefly law to dispose of (property, etc) beforehand; bequeath ˌpredisˈposal npre•dis•pose (ˌpri dɪˈspoʊz)
v. -posed, -pos•ing. v.t. 1. to make susceptible or liable: genetic factors predisposing us to disease. 2. to dispose beforehand; incline; bias. v.i. 3. to give or furnish a tendency or inclination. [1640–50] pre`dis•pos′al, n. predispose
Past participle: predisposed
Gerund: predisposing
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| predispose | | predispose |
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| I predispose | | you predispose | | he/she/it predisposes | | we predispose | | you predispose | | they predispose |
| Preterite |
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| I predisposed | | you predisposed | | he/she/it predisposed | | we predisposed | | you predisposed | | they predisposed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am predisposing | | you are predisposing | | he/she/it is predisposing | | we are predisposing | | you are predisposing | | they are predisposing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have predisposed | | you have predisposed | | he/she/it has predisposed | | we have predisposed | | you have predisposed | | they have predisposed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was predisposing | | you were predisposing | | he/she/it was predisposing | | we were predisposing | | you were predisposing | | they were predisposing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had predisposed | | you had predisposed | | he/she/it had predisposed | | we had predisposed | | you had predisposed | | they had predisposed |
| Future |
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| I will predispose | | you will predispose | | he/she/it will predispose | | we will predispose | | you will predispose | | they will predispose |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have predisposed | | you will have predisposed | | he/she/it will have predisposed | | we will have predisposed | | you will have predisposed | | they will have predisposed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be predisposing | | you will be predisposing | | he/she/it will be predisposing | | we will be predisposing | | you will be predisposing | | they will be predisposing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been predisposing | | you have been predisposing | | he/she/it has been predisposing | | we have been predisposing | | you have been predisposing | | they have been predisposing |
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| I will have been predisposing | | you will have been predisposing | | he/she/it will have been predisposing | | we will have been predisposing | | you will have been predisposing | | they will have been predisposing |
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| I had been predisposing | | you had been predisposing | | he/she/it had been predisposing | | we had been predisposing | | you had been predisposing | | they had been predisposing |
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| I would predispose | | you would predispose | | he/she/it would predispose | | we would predispose | | you would predispose | | they would predispose |
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| I would have predisposed | | you would have predisposed | | he/she/it would have predisposed | | we would have predisposed | | you would have predisposed | | they would have predisposed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | predispose - make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" |
predisposeverb1. incline, influence, prepare, prompt, lead, prime, affect, prejudice, bias, induce, dispose, sway, make you of a mind to Some factors predispose certain individuals to criminal behaviour.2. make liable to, lay open to, make susceptible to, make vulnerable to, make prone to, put at a risk of people whose lifestyles predispose them to AIDSpredisposeverbTo have an impact on in a certain way:dispose, incline, influence, sway.Translationspredisporrepredisposizione
predispose
predispose (someone or something) to (something)1. To make someone or something more inclined to some action in advance. Often used in passive constructions. Harvard's reputation for its law program predisposed him to go there after high school. I know Ruth is predisposed to do whatever her father suggests due to her overwhelming sense of loyalty to him.2. To make someone or something more susceptible or liable to something. Often used in passive constructions. It's your mother's father who predisposes you to baldness, not your own father. My genetics predispose me to heart disease, so I take every precaution I can to avoid it. The economy was already predisposed to collapse due to the sudden removal of many regulations that kept it in balance.See also: predisposepredispose someone or something to(ward) somethingto make someone or something susceptible to something. Your comments will not predispose me toward a favorable treatment of your case. Do you think that this weather will predispose me to catching a cold?See also: predisposepredispose
pre·dis·pose (prē'dis-pōz'), To render susceptible.pre·dis·pose (prē'dis-pōz') To render susceptible. pre·dis·pose (prē'dis-pōz') To render susceptible. predispose
Related to predispose: imposedSynonyms for predisposeverb inclineSynonyms- incline
- influence
- prepare
- prompt
- lead
- prime
- affect
- prejudice
- bias
- induce
- dispose
- sway
- make you of a mind to
verb make liable toSynonyms- make liable to
- lay open to
- make susceptible to
- make vulnerable to
- make prone to
- put at a risk of
Synonyms for predisposeverb to have an impact on in a certain waySynonyms- dispose
- incline
- influence
- sway
Words related to predisposeverb make susceptibleRelated Words |