Etymology

indispose

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Today it means: To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify. Full definition →

Middle French indisposer
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  1. Middle French · borrowed fromindisposer
  2. English todayindispose

From Middle French indisposer, equivalent to in- + dispose.

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