PREDISPOSE
\pɹiːdɪspˈə͡ʊz], \pɹiːdɪspˈəʊz], \p_ɹ_iː_d_ɪ_s_p_ˈəʊ_z]\
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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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To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
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