predispose
IPA: pridɪspˈoʊz
verb
- To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease).
- To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.
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Examples of "predispose" in Sentences
- The breed is also predisposed to deafness.
- It predisposes people to do the wrong things.
- Fibrotic tissue may predispose the tissue to ulceration.
- It doesn't predispose me in favour of the lost land theory.
- In humans, the vast majority of the population is predisposed.
- It is inherently predisposed to the detriment of that individual.
- The problem is that you predispose the idea that it will be healthy.
- The gene was investigated for variants that predispose to type 2 diabetes.
- It also helps knowing the mistakes that the nominators are predisposed to make.
- The countless polyps in the colon predispose to the development of colon cancer.
- Many of the risk factors for depression in general also predispose men to postpartum depression.
- And fitness, along with a good diet, can also suppress the most common killer diseases that your genes might predispose you to.
- Assume (for the sake of argument) that atheism does indeed predispose people to commit atrocities in the course of prosecuting a war.
- Let us assume (for the sake of argument) that atheism does indeed predispose people to commit atrocities in the course of prosecuting a war.
- NYU College of Dentistry researcher Dr. Gustavo D. Cruz has found that immigrants 'ethnicity and country of origin predispose them to caries and periodontal disease.
- If sustained, the dietary choices made by people undergoing short sleep could predispose them to obesity and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, the researchers wrote in an American Heart Association news release.
- The key, Wilson said, is the group: Under certain circumstances, groups of cooperators can out-compete groups of non-cooperators, thereby ensuring that their genes -- including the ones that predispose them to cooperation -- are handed down to future generations.