Category:Predispose

Pre`dis*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predisposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Predisposing.] Etym: [pref. pre- + dispose: cf. F. prédisposer.]

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.