HyperDic: predispose

English > 1 sense of the word predispose:
VERBcognitionpredisposemake susceptible
predispose > pronunciation
Soundspriy.dihspow'z
RhymesAmbrose ... Windows: 49 rhymes with owz...
English > predispose: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaningmake susceptible.
PatternSomething ----s somebody
Example"This illness predisposes you to gain weight"
Broaderdispose, inclinemake receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
Spanishpredisponer
Nounspredispositionan inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way

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