predispose
21predispose — Synonyms and related words: affect, bend, bias, color, dispose, impress, incline, induce, influence, lead, move, persuade, prompt, soften up, strike, sway, tinge, tone, wear down, weigh with, work …
22predispose — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stimulate] Syn. urge, inspire, activate; see animate 1 . 2. [To prepare] Syn. make expectant, make susceptible, influence, bias, indoctrinate; see also teach 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. make susceptible,… …
23predispose — pre|dis|pose [ ,pridıs pouz ] verb transitive FORMAL 1. ) to make someone likely to think, feel, or behave in a particular way: Is there a set of conditions that predisposes a nation to revolution? 2. ) to make someone likely to suffer from a… …
24predispose — pre·dis·pose || ‚prɪËdɪ spəʊz v. dispose in advance, make liable beforehand; make sensitive, make susceptible …
25predispose — verb make liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition. Derivatives predisposition noun …
26predispose — v. a. Incline, dispose, bias, fit, prepare, make ready …
27predispose — verb (T) to make someone more likely to behave or think in a particular way or suffer from a health problem …
28predispose — v 1. prearrange, prepare, ready, make ready; make preparations, lay the groundwork, lay the first stone, lay the foundations, prime, set up. 2. bias, influence, dispose, affect, move; sway, bend, warp, prejudice; persuade, induce, prompt, urge,… …
29predispose — pre·dispose …
30predispose — pre•dis•pose [[t]ˌpri dɪˈspoʊz[/t]] v. posed, pos•ing 1) to make susceptible or liable: genetic factors predisposing us to disease[/ex] 2) to dispose beforehand; incline; bias 3) to give or furnish a tendency or inclination • Etymology: 1640–50… …
