predispose (redirected from predisposing)

pre·dis·pose  (prd-spz)

v. pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing, pre·dis·pos·es

v.tr.

1.

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.

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.

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predispose [ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz]

vb (tr)

1. (often foll by to or towards) to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand

2. Chiefly law to dispose of (property, etc.) beforehand; bequeath

predisposal  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

predispose - make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight" dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"

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predispose

verb

1. incline, influence, prepare, prompt, lead, prime, affect, prejudice, bias, induce, dispose, sway, make you of a mind to Some factors predispose certain individuals to criminal behaviour.

2. make liable to, lay open to, make susceptible to, make vulnerable to, make prone to, put at a risk of people whose lifestyles predispose them to AIDS

Translations

predispose [ˈpriːdɪsˈpəʊz] VT → predisponer
some people are predisposed to diabetes → hay gente propensa or predispuesta a la diabetes
I was predisposed to believe him → tenía predisposición a creerle

predispose [ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz] vt → prédisposer
to predispose sb to do sth → prédisposer qn à faire qch

predispose

vt → geneigt machen; (Med) → prädisponieren, anfällig machen (to für); to predispose somebody toward(s) somebody/something → jdn für jdn/etw einnehmen; it predisposes me to believe that … → das führt mich zu der Annahme, dass …; people are predisposed to behave in certain ways → die Menschen sind so veranlagt, sich in einer bestimmten Weise zu verhalten; I’m not predisposed to help him → ich bin nicht geneigt, ihm zu helfen

predispose [ˌpriːdɪsˈpəʊz] vt → predisporre

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predispose [ˌpriːdɪsˈpəʊz] vt → predisporre