as in to influence
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to cause (someone) to be more likely to behave in a particular way or to be affected by a particular condition
Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people. Researchers have identified a gene that may predispose some people to the disease.
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Recent Examples of predispose
And are such premature returns predisposing them to Achilles injuries?
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
What myths, scripts, and stories had predisposed them to accept the limitations placed on them from within and without?
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Speaking of the Jump Kit, if the Fix Kit player is predisposed with enemies or another task, the impactor’s electric shock can also repair machines in a pinch.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
The study found that some labradors have a mutation in their DNA that could predispose them to weight gain.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
What myths, scripts, and stories had predisposed them to accept the limitations placed on them from within and without?
—Dayna Tortorici, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Speaking of the Jump Kit, if the Fix Kit player is predisposed with enemies or another task, the impactor’s electric shock can also repair machines in a pinch.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
The study found that some labradors have a mutation in their DNA that could predispose them to weight gain.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predispose
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This asymmetric and chemically heterogeneous upwelling, influenced by tectonic movement, is concentrated below the Afar region in Ethiopia.—
Jay Kakade
July 05,
New Atlas,
5 July 2025
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Tariffs have also influenced the interest rates consumers pay on their debt.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
5 July 2025
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Or they could be persuaded that financial surveillance of businesses for transactions over $200 is necessary to prevent criminals from moving money.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Becker had run in high school but was working as a mortgage broker when, with his 60th birthday approaching, a friend persuaded him to try a marathon in Minnesota.—
James Rainey
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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But the next morning, just as Debrah prepares to leave, Madea stops her in the hotel lobby and convinces her to attend the ceremony after all.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Isio is convinced that the only way out is to play by the rules, even when her charismatic new roommate, Farah (Ann Akinjirin), warns her otherwise.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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