pre ‧ dis ‧ pose /ˌpriːdɪsˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1 . to make someone more likely to suffer from a particular health problem
predispose somebody to something
Diabetes predisposes patients to infections.
2 . to make someone more likely to behave or think in a particular way
predispose somebody to something
Parents who smoke predispose children to smoking.
—predisposed adjective :
genetically predisposed to gain weight