transcription, транскрипция: [ pri:dɪspoʊz ]
( predisposes, predisposing, predisposed)
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 )
They take pains to hire people whose personalities predispose them to serve customers well...
There is evidence to suggest that certain factors predispose some individuals to criminal behaviour.
VERB : V n to-inf , V n to n / -ing
• pre‧dis‧posed
...people who are predisposed to violent crime.
ADJ : v-link ADJ , usu ADJ to-inf , ADJ to n
2.
If something predisposes you to a disease or illness, it makes it likely that you will suffer from that disease or illness. ( FORMAL )
...a gene that predisposes people to alcoholism.
VERB : V n to n
• pre‧dis‧posed
Some people are genetically predisposed to diabetes.
ADJ : v-link ADJ , usu ADJ to n