predispose

Predispose is defined as to make likely do get something or do something.

(verb)

An example of predispose is to have a bad immune system that makes you likely to catch colds.
An example of predispose is to have a family of athletes making it more likely to succeed in sports.

See predispose in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to dispose, or make receptive, beforehand; make susceptible: fatigue predisposes one to illness

See predispose in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing, pre·dis·pos·es

verb, transitive

a. To make (someone) inclined to something in advance: His good manners predispose people in his favor. See Synonyms at incline.
b. To make susceptible or liable: conditions that predispose miners to lung disease.
Archaic To settle or dispose of in advance.

verb, intransitive

To provide an inclination or susceptibility: a genetic trait that predisposes to the development of cancer.

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