ALL meanings of predispose
pre·dis·pose
P p - verb with object predispose to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases. 1
- verb with object predispose to render subject, susceptible, or liable: The evidence predisposes him to public censure. 1
- verb with object predispose to dispose beforehand. 1
- verb with object predispose Archaic. to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like. 1
- verb without object predispose to give or furnish a tendency or inclination: an underground job that predisposes to lung infection. 1
- transitive verb predispose make likely or inclined 1
- verb predispose 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. 0
- verb predispose If something predisposes you to a disease or illness, it makes it likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness. 0
- verb predispose to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand 0
- verb predispose to dispose of (property, etc) beforehand; bequeath 0
- verb transitive predispose to dispose, or make receptive, beforehand; make susceptible 0