— predisposal , n. — predisposedly /pree'di spoh"zid lee, -spohzd"-/ , adv. — predisposedness , n.
/pree'di spohz"/ , v. , predisposed, predisposing .
v.t.
1. to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
2. to render subject, susceptible, or liable: The evidence predisposes him to public censure.
3. to dispose beforehand.
4. Archaic. to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like.
v.i.
5. to give or furnish a tendency or inclination: an underground job that predisposes to lung infection.
[ 1640-50; PRE- + DISPOSE ]
Syn. 1. prearrange, prepare. 3. bias, incline.