predispose en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Either a back-formation from predisposition or borrowed from Middle French predisposer.
Meanings
- To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease).
- To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| predisposes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| predisposing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| predisposed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| predisposed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
predisposal · predisposedness · predisposedly
Relateds
Translations (2)
es predisponer (to influence someone or something beforehand) · el προδιαθέτω (to influence someone or something beforehand)