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   predispose

   /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/

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   • 1. make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition: "lack of exercise may predispose an individual to high blood pressure" Similar make susceptiblemake liablemake pronelay openmake vulnerableput at risk ofleave openmake subjectleadinclinemovepersuadeinfluenceswayinducepromptdisposemakemake of a mind tobiasprejudice

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   • 1. predisposed adjective

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   What does predispose mean?

   • PREDISPOSE definition: to influence someone to behave or think in a particular way or to have a particular condition: . Learn more.

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   What does predisposal mean?

   • 1. to make susceptible or liable: genetic factors predisposing us to disease. 2. to dispose beforehand; incline; bias. 3. to give or furnish a tendency or inclination. pre`dis•pos′al, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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   What does it mean if something predisposes you to think or behave?

   • 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. They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well. [VERB noun to-infinitive] Certain factors predispose some individuals to criminal behaviour. [VERB noun + to]

   PREDISPOSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What is the difference between dispose and predispose?

   • dispose suggests an affecting of one's mood or temper so as to incline one toward something. predispose implies the operation of a disposing influence well in advance of the opportunity to manifest itself. does fictional violence predispose them to accept real violence?

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   What is the difference between predispose and bias?

   • bias suggests a settled and predictable leaning in one direction and connotes unfair prejudice. dispose suggests an affecting of one's mood or temper so as to incline one toward something. predispose implies the operation of a disposing influence well in advance of the opportunity to manifest itself.

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   What is the difference between disposition and predisposition?

   • In this use, disposition is a synonym of temperament; both words refer to the complex set of attitudes and inclinations that guide behavior. Disposition can also mean "tendency" or "inclination," and in such cases it has a surprising synonym: predisposition. A disposition to exaggerate is the same as a predisposition to exaggerate.

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   Predispose means to influence someone to behave or think in a particular way or to have a particular condition. Learn more about the usage, pronunciation and synonyms of predispose with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     to influence someone to behave or think in a particular way...

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     PREDISPOSE definicja: to influence someone to behave or...

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   Predispose means to influence one to have or take an attitude toward something, or to make susceptible to something. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and legal and medical uses of predispose.

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   Predispose definition: to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible. See examples of PREDISPOSE used in a sentence.

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   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.

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   Predispose means to make someone likely to think or behave in a certain way, or to make someone susceptible to a disease or illness. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, and usage of predispose with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Predispose means to influence someone to behave or think in a particular way or to have a particular condition. Learn how to use this verb with examples from various sources and how to pronounce it correctly.

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   Predispose means to make someone or something inclined or liable to something in advance. See the verb form, past participle, gerund, and translations of predispose in English and other languages.