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predispose

pre·dis·pose

US/ˌpridɪˈspoʊz/ uncommon

verb

1.

make susceptible

  • “This illness predisposes you to gain weight”

Origin

Either a back-formation from predisposition or borrowed from Middle French predisposer.

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