• (v. t.) To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease. • (v. t.) To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/predispose/
1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship. ... 2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease. ... <medicine> Predisposing causes, causes which render the body liable to disease; predisponent causes. ... Orig... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973