Meaning Of The Word Predispose

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What's The Definition Of Predispose?

predispose
verb: If something predisposes you to a disease or illness, it makes it likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness.
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.

predispose in American English
to dispose, or make receptive, beforehand; make susceptible
intransitive verb: to give or furnish a tendency or inclination
transitive verb: to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible

predispose in British English
to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand

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