predispose

About 0.96 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease).
2. verb To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.

Similar words

prepossess give propend disease superinduce sensitize inoculate affect tend opsonize

Often followed by

to the them a an patients him individuals us people

Word family

predisposed predisposes predisposing predisposition predispositions