predispose

predispose is a   Verb

Definition:

[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.

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