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predispose

/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/verb

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पहले से प्रवृत्त करना, झुकाव पैदा करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb to sth | ~ sb to do sth formal

    to influence somebody so that they are likely to think or behave in a particular way

    पहले से प्रवृत्त करना, झुकाव पैदा करना

    • His friendly manner predisposed us to trust him.

    Synonyms incline dispose make willing

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sb to sth formal

    to make it likely that you will suffer from a particular illness

    (रोग की) संभावना बढ़ाना, रोग-प्रवण बनाना

    • Obesity predisposes people to diabetes.
    • Some people are genetically predisposed to heart disease.

    Synonyms make susceptible make prone

◇Word family
predisposition nounpredisposed adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

incline dispose make willing make susceptible make prone

§Grammar and usage

Predispose somebody to something, as in predisposed to illness.

Predispose somebody to something आता है, जैसे predisposed to illness।