Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make (someone) inclined to something in advance.
- intransitive verb To make susceptible or liable.
- intransitive verb To provide an inclination or susceptibility.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To incline beforehand; affect by a previous disposition or inclination; adapt beforehand; render susceptible or liable, either mentally or physically: as, to
predispose the body to disease; to predispose the mind to anger. - To create a previous disposition or inclination; cause a tendency in a particular direction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to.
- transitive verb To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to.
- transitive verb (Med.) causes which render the body liable to disease; predisponent causes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To make someone
susceptible to something (such as a disease). - verb To make someone
inclined to something in advance; toinfluence .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make susceptible
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Examples
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NYU College of Dentistry researcher Dr. Gustavo D. Cruz has found that immigrants 'ethnicity and country of origin predispose them to caries and periodontal disease.
Why American conservatives should support friendly relations with Hell 2007
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And fitness, along with a good diet, can also suppress the most common killer diseases that your genes might predispose you to.
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Assume (for the sake of argument) that atheism does indeed predispose people to commit atrocities in the course of prosecuting a war.
Berlinski's Wisdom 2010
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Many of the risk factors for depression in general also predispose men to postpartum depression.
Dads Can Get Post-Partum Depression Too Health 2011
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Let us assume (for the sake of argument) that atheism does indeed predispose people to commit atrocities in the course of prosecuting a war.
Berlinski's Wisdom 2010
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If sustained, the dietary choices made by people undergoing short sleep could predispose them to obesity and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, the researchers wrote in an American Heart Association news release.
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The key, Wilson said, is the group: Under certain circumstances, groups of cooperators can out-compete groups of non-cooperators, thereby ensuring that their genes -- including the ones that predispose them to cooperation -- are handed down to future generations.
Tom Vander Ark: Where Does Good Come From? Tom Vander Ark 2011
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Assume (for the sake of argument) that atheism does indeed predispose people to commit atrocities in the course of prosecuting a war.
Berlinski's Wisdom 2010
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The key, Wilson said, is the group: Under certain circumstances, groups of cooperators can out-compete groups of non-cooperators, thereby ensuring that their genes -- including the ones that predispose them to cooperation -- are handed down to future generations.
Tom Vander Ark: Where Does Good Come From? Tom Vander Ark 2011
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Let us assume (for the sake of argument) that atheism does indeed predispose people to commit atrocities in the course of prosecuting a war.
Berlinski's Wisdom 2010
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