predispose

[ pree-di-spohz ]
/ ˌpri dɪˈspoʊz /

verb (used with object), pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing.

to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
to render subject, susceptible, or liable: The evidence predisposes him to public censure.
to dispose beforehand.
Archaic. to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like.

verb (used without object), pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing.

to give or furnish a tendency or inclination: an underground job that predisposes to lung infection.

Origin of predispose

First recorded in 1640–50; pre- + dispose

SYNONYMS FOR predispose

1 prearrange, prepare.
3 bias, incline.

OTHER WORDS FROM predispose

Words nearby predispose

predictor, predictory, predigest, predikant, predilection, predispose, predisposition, predistortion, prednisolone, prednisone, predoctoral

British Dictionary definitions for predisposal

predispose
/ (ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz) /

verb (tr)

(often foll by to or towards) to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand
mainly law to dispose of (property, etc) beforehand; bequeath

Derived forms of predispose

predisposal, noun

Medical definitions for predisposal

predispose
[ prē′dĭ-spōz′ ]

v.

To make susceptible, as to a disease.