|prē+ verb
Etymology: pre- + dispose
transitive verb
: to dispose in advance : make susceptible : incline
there was little about this baby-faced young man to predispose people in his favor — Thomas Mann
predispose the miner to rheumatism — Lewis Mumford
intransitive verb
: to bring about susceptibility
exposure to cold and dampness … predispose to infection — H.J.Morgan