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predisposes

predisposes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of predispose.

Meaning of predispose

Verb

predispose (third-person singular simple present predisposes, present participle predisposing, simple past and past participle predisposed)

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

Questions about predisposes

What is predisposes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Predisposes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of predispose.

Words near predisposes in the dictionary

  1. predisposal
  2. predispose
  3. predisposed
  4. predisposedly
  5. predisposedness
  6. predisposes
  7. predisposing
  8. predisposingly
  9. predisposition
  10. predispositional
  11. predispositionally

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