predispose

ˌpriːdɪsˈpoʊz

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Conjugation

Definition of predispose - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

behaviorinfluence someone to be inclined towards something

His upbringing predisposed him to kindness.

bias

incline

influence

medical

TECH.

make someone susceptible to a condition or disease

TECH.

Genetic factors may predispose individuals to diabetes.

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Origin of predispose

Latin, prae- (before) + disponere (to arrange)

Examples of predispose in a sentence

The climate predisposes the region to frequent storms.
Certain diets can predispose people to heart disease.
Lack of exercise may predispose you to obesity.

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French:prédisposer, préparer, ...
German:prädisponieren, anfällig machen, ...
Italian:predisporre, ...
Spanish:predisponer, ...
Portuguese:predispor, ...
Chinese:影响, 使易感, ...
Japanese:傾かせる, かかりやすくする, ...
Arabic:هَيَّأَ, عَرَّضَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַטּוֹת, לְהַגְבִּיר אֶת הַסִּיכּוּי לִמַחֲלוֹת, ...
Russian:склонять, ...
Ukrainian:схиляти, ...
Hindi:झुकाव पैदा करना, रोग के प्रति प्रवण बनाना, ...
Bengali:প্রবণ করা, প্রবণ করে তোলা, ...
Catalan:predisposar, ...
Czech:predisponovat, predisponovat k, ...
Danish:gøre tilbøjelig til, disponere til, ...
Dutch:vatbaar maken, voorbestemmen, ...
Greek:προδιαθέτω, καθιστώ επιρρεπή, ...
Hungarian:hajlamossá tenni, fogékonnyá tenni, ...
Khmer:ជំរុញឱ្យមានទំនោរ, ធ្វើឱ្យងាយប្រឈមនឹង, ...
Korean:만들다, 취약하게 만들다, ...
Persian:متمایل کردن, زمینه‌ساز شدن, ...
Polish:predysponować, ...
Portuguese (BR):predispor, ...
Romanian:a predispune, a face susceptibil, ...
Swedish:göra benägen, göra mottaglig för, ...
Thai:ทำให้โน้มเอียงไปทาง, ทำให้เสี่ยงต่อ, ...
Turkish:yatkınlaştırmak, yatkın hale getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:khiến ai có khuynh hướng, làm cho dễ mắc, ...

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