# predispose

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #68,549

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

## Etymology
Either a back-formation from predisposition or borrowed from Middle French predisposer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/predispose