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predispose

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  1. 1. v. t. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. make susceptible Source: wordnet
  4. 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. Source: webster

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