predispose
verb
pre·dis·pose
ˌprē-di-ˈspōz
predisposed; predisposing; predisposes
1
: to dispose in advance
a good teacher predisposes children to learn
2
: to make susceptible
malnutrition predisposes one to disease
: to bring about susceptibility
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