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predispose

verb

pre·​dis·​pose ˌprē-di-ˈspōz How to pronounce predispose (audio)
predisposed; predisposing; predisposes

transitive verb

1
: to dispose in advance
a good teacher predisposes children to learn
2
: to make susceptible
malnutrition predisposes one to disease

intransitive verb

: to bring about susceptibility
predisposition noun

Did you know?

What is the difference between disposition and predisposition?

What exactly is someone's disposition? And is it different from a predisposition? A person's disposition is his or her usual mood or attitude. Are you typically pretty happy? You could be described as having a happy—or cheerful, or sunny—disposition. Animals have dispositions too; a dog with a nervous disposition doesn't easily relax into a restful pup curled up at someone’s feet. In this use, disposition is a synonym of temperament; both words refer to the complex set of attitudes and inclinations that guide behavior.

Disposition can also mean "tendency" or "inclination," and in such cases it has a surprising synonym: predisposition. A disposition to exaggerate is the same as a predisposition to exaggerate. A disposition toward humility is likewise the same thing as a predisposition toward humility. The fact of being "in advance" that the prefix pre- implies hardly matters when tendency and inclination are concerned, since both concern what is likely to happen in the future.

While phrases like "a disposition to cooperate" are about as common as "a predisposition to cooperate," when the context is medical, predisposition is far more common. Phrases like "a genetic predisposition to nearsightedness" appear much more frequently in published, edited text than similar phrases employing disposition.

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Predispose usually means putting someone in a frame of mind to be willing to do something. So a longtime belief in the essential goodness of people, for example, will predispose us to trust a stranger. Teachers know that coming from a stable family generally predisposes children to learn. And viewing television violence for years may leave young people with a predisposition to accept real violence as normal. The medical sense of the word is similar. Thus, a person's genes may predispose her to diabetes or arthritis, and malnutrition over a long period can predispose you to all kinds of infections.

Choose the Right Synonym for predispose

incline, bias, dispose, predispose mean to influence one to have or take an attitude toward something.

incline implies a tendency to favor one of two or more actions or conclusions.

I incline to agree

bias suggests a settled and predictable leaning in one direction and connotes unfair prejudice.

the experience biased him against foreigners

dispose suggests an affecting of one's mood or temper so as to incline one toward something.

her nature disposes her to trust others

predispose implies the operation of a disposing influence well in advance of the opportunity to manifest itself.

does fictional violence predispose them to accept real violence?

Example Sentences

Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people.
Recent Examples on the Web The relationship is complicated: Infections can prompt autoimmunity, and preexisting autoimmunity can predispose a person to more serious infections or more persistent symptoms, which can lead to the accumulation of health issues over a lifetime. Marla Broadfoot, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Aug. 2022 Estradiol, the bioidentical major human estrogen, does predispose a person to clotting, but even so, what happened to you still doesn’t sound like a clot. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2022 Quirks of psychology predispose us to accept that people who deviate from normal humans more tenably have special powers. Manvir Singh, Wired, 14 July 2022 It is well documented that comorbidities predispose adults to serious disease. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 18 May 2022 Unknown factors appear to predispose some individuals and not others to develop calcium deposits as a result of strenuous habitual exercise. Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2021 This has been proven wrong, and could lead to a false sense of security that might predispose you to hyponatremia. Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2021 Some of the medications used to treat psoriasis can also predispose a person to a more severe course of COVID-19. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2021 Neglecting foot exercises that work these important running muscles may predispose you to injury and reduce your running economy. Jon-erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of predispose was in 1646

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