See Also: Predispose(medicine)
predispose(dictionary)
predispose(dictionary)

predispose (oh)



to make someone more likely to suffer from a particular health problem
predispose sb to sth
::Diabetes predisposes patients to infections.
to make someone more likely to behave or think in a particular way
predispose sb to sth
::Parents who smoke predispose children to smoking.
-- predisposed adj
::genetically predisposed to gain weight