Meanings
verbpredispose (third-person singular simple present predisposes, present participle predisposing, simple past and past participle predisposed)
present singular third person predisposes · participle present predisposing · participle past predisposed · past predisposed
- To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease).
Origin
- Middle Frenchpredisposer
- Englishpredispose
Either a back-formation from predisposition or borrowed from Middle French predisposer.
More words from Middle French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek προδιαθέτω
- προδιαθέτω (prodiathéto)to influence someone or something beforehand
Spanish predisponer
- predisponerto influence someone or something beforehand
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APA
predispose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predispose
MLA
“predispose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predispose. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “predispose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predispose.
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