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predispose

pre·dis·pose [ prdi spṓz ] (past and past participle pre·dis·posed, present participle pre·dis·pos·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·dis·pos·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make somebody favorable: to make somebody feel favorably about somebody or something else in advance

2. make somebody liable to something: to make somebody liable or inclined to do something such as catch an illness or behave in a particular way
Her fair skin predisposes her to sunburn.


pre·dis·pos·al noun
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