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To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.

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  1. v. t. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.
  2. v. t. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
  3. v. make susceptible
  4. 1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship. 2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease. Predisposing causes (Med.), causes which render the body liable to disease; predisponent causes.