- 1to influence someone so that they are likely to think or behave in a particular way predispose somebody to something He believes that some people are predisposed to criminal behavior. predispose somebody to do something Her good mood predisposed her to enjoy the play.
- 2predispose somebody to something to make it likely that you will suffer from a particular illness Stress can predispose people to heart attacks.
predispose
verbNAmE//ˌpridɪˈspoʊz//
(formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they predispose he / she / it predisposes
past simple predisposed
-ing form predisposing
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