predispose
31predispose — [c]/pridəsˈpoʊz / (say preeduhs pohz) verb (predisposed, predisposing) –verb (t) 1. to give a previous inclination or tendency to. 2. to render subject, susceptible, or liable: poor health predisposed them to infection. 3. to dispose beforehand.… …
32predispose — v.tr. 1 influence favourably in advance. 2 (foll. by to, or to + infin.) render liable or inclined beforehand. Derivatives: predisposition n …
33Predisposed — Predispose Pre dis*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predisposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predisposing}.] [Pref. pre + dispose: cf. F. pr[ e]disposer.] 1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to… …
34Predisposing — Predispose Pre dis*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predisposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predisposing}.] [Pref. pre + dispose: cf. F. pr[ e]disposer.] 1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to… …
35Predisposing causes — Predispose Pre dis*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predisposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predisposing}.] [Pref. pre + dispose: cf. F. pr[ e]disposer.] 1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to… …
36predisposition — predispose ► VERB ▪ make liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition. DERIVATIVES predisposition noun …
37prédisposer — [ predispoze ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • XVe au p. p.; de pré et disposer 1 ♦ Disposer d avance (qqn à qqch.), mettre dans une disposition favorable. ⇒ incliner, préparer. « ce que j avais entendu n était pas de nature à me prédisposer à la… …
38incline — vb 1 lean, *slant, slope Analogous words: bend, *curve: *swerve, veer, deviate: deflect, *turn 2 Incline, bias, dispose, predispose mean to influence one to take a stated or implied attitude to something or to someone or to ha …
39enclin — enclin, ine [ ɑ̃klɛ̃, in ] adj. • fin XIIe; « baissé » 1080; a. v. encliner, lat. inclinare → incliner ♦ Enclin à : porté, par un penchant naturel et permanent, à. ⇒ disposé, porté. « Enclin à la nonchalance » (Romains). Nature peu encline à la… …
40incline — I. verb (inclined; inclining) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French incliner, encliner, from Latin inclinare, from in + clinare to lean more at lean Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to bend the head or body forward ; bow …
