predispose: Meaning and Definition of

pre•dis•pose

1. to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
2. to render subject, susceptible, or liable: The evidence predisposes him to public censure.
3. to dispose beforehand.
4. to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like.

1. to give or furnish a tendency or inclination: an underground job that predisposes to lung infection.