PREDISPOSE


Meaning of PREDISPOSE in English

verb

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And their education and trailing had predisposed them to hard work.

Diabetes predisposes the patient to fungus or other opportunistic infections involving the intracranial contents.

I was predisposed not to like him; maybe he sensed this.

It has been suggested that emergency colectomy and postoperative sepsis may predispose to the development of pouchitis.

Seligman has also suggested that a maladaptive style of thinking can be learned which predisposes a person to depression.

Some genetic disorders predispose individuals to the toxic effects of substances found in the workplace or environment.

The twentysomethings of the X generation may be more predisposed to quitting a job and drifting.

Tricyclic antidepressants and phenothiazines may precipitate seizures in an occasional patient who has predisposing risk factors for epilepsy.

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