From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpredisposepre‧dis‧pose /ˌpriːdɪsˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/ verb [transitive] 1 to make someone more likely to suffer from a particular health problempredispose somebody to something Diabetes predisposes patients to infections.2 CAUSEto make someone more likely to behave or think in a particular waypredispose somebody to something Parents who smoke predispose children to smoking. —predisposed adjective genetically predisposed to gain weight→ See Verb table
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predispose• Tricyclic antidepressants and phenothiazines may precipitate seizures in an occasional patient who has predisposing risk factors for epilepsy.• Seligman has also suggested that a maladaptive style of thinking can be learned which predisposes a person to depression.• Some genetic disorders predispose individuals to the toxic effects of substances found in the workplace or environment.• I was predisposed not to like him; maybe he sensed this.• Diabetes predisposes the patient to fungus or other opportunistic infections involving the intracranial contents.• And their education and trailing had predisposed them to hard work.• The twentysomethings of the X generation may be more predisposed to quitting a job and drifting.• It has been suggested that emergency colectomy and postoperative sepsis may predispose to the development of pouchitis. 