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- DictionaryPre·dis·pose/ˌprēdəˈspōz/
verb
- 1. make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition: "lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure"
Predispose usually means putting someone in a frame of mind to be willing to do something. So a longtime belief in the essential goodness of people, for example, will predispose us to trust a stranger. Teachers know that coming from a stable family generally predisposes children to learn.
Predispose definition: to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible. See examples of PREDISPOSE used in a sentence.
to influence someone to behave or think in a particular way or to have a particular condition: Individualism predisposes many people to look for individual solutions to social problems. Your family history can help a doctor determine if you are predisposed to developing heart disease.
Predispose means to have a tendency toward something. Some people believe that just being born in Canada will predispose you to love ice hockey. Many situations or events can predispose you to have a particular reaction, opinion, or feeling.
to influence someone to behave or think in a particular way or to have a particular condition: Individualism predisposes many people to look for individual solutions to social problems. Your family history can help a doctor determine if you are predisposed to developing heart disease.
Predisposed definition: having or showing an inclination or tendency toward a specified condition, opinion, behavior, etc., beforehand. See examples of PREDISPOSED used in a sentence.
predispose. 2 meanings: 1. to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand 2. mainly law to dispose of (property, etc).... Click for more definitions.
1. To make (someone) inclined to something in advance: His good manners predispose people in his favor. 2. To make susceptible or liable: conditions that predispose miners to lung disease. v.intr. To provide an inclination or susceptibility: a genetic trait that predisposes to the development of cancer.
Definition of predispose verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'predispose'. 1. 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. [formal] [...] 2. If something predisposes you to a disease or illness, it makes it likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness. [formal] [...]
