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Definition of: predispose
(prē′dis·pōz′) v.t. ·posed, ·pos·ing
1. To give a tendency or inclination to; make susceptible or liable: Exhaustion predisposes one to sickness.
2. To dispose beforehand.
3. To dispose of beforehand; bequeath.
—pre·dis·po·si·tion (prē′dis·pə·zish′ən) noun
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