predispose
See also: prédisposé and prédispose
English
Etymology
From Middle French prédisposer.
Verb
predispose (third-person singular simple present predisposes, present participle predisposing, simple past and past participle predisposed)
- To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease).
- To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.
Derived terms
- predisposal
- predisposedly
- predisposedness
Related terms
- predisposition
Italian
Verb
predispose
- third-person singular past historic of predisporre