predispose

v., -posed, -pos·ing, -pos·es.

v.tr.

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

v.intr.

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

verb

To have an impact on in a certain way: dispose, incline, influence, sway. See affect/ineffectiveness, like/dislike.

v

Definition: influence to believe something
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - på forhånd gøre modtagelig, være disponeret for

Nederlands (Dutch)
geneigd zijn

Français (French)
v. tr. - prédisposer

Deutsch (German)
v. - anfällig machen, geneigt machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προδιαθέτω

Italiano (Italian)
predisporre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - predispor

Русский (Russian)
предрасполагать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - predisponer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra mottaglig/benägen (på förhand), ha anlag för

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预先安排, 使偏向于

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 預先安排, 使偏向於

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 미리 경향을 주다, (병에) 걸리기 쉽게 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 前もって処置する, 素因をつくる, かかりやすくする, 感染しやすくする, 傾向を与える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) جعله ميالا ل, عرض ل, جعله عرضه ل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היטה מראש, השפיע לטובה מראש‬

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