predispose

verb

/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they predispose	/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/
he / she / it predisposes	/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzɪz/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzɪz/
past simple predisposed	/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd/
past participle predisposed	/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzd/
-ing form predisposing	/ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzɪŋ/ /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊzɪŋ/

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to influence somebody so that they are likely to think or behave in a particular way使倾向于；使受…的影响
- predispose somebody to something He believes that some people are predisposed to criminal behaviour.他认为有些人容易犯罪。
- predispose somebody to do something Her good mood predisposed her to enjoy the play.她当时兴致高，所以一定喜欢那出戏。
Extra Examples
- He said the British were temperamentally predisposed to compromise.他说英国人在性格上倾向于妥协。
- Some people assumed he was stupid and were thus predisposed to fall into one of his traps.有些人认为他很愚蠢，因此容易落入他的陷阱。
predispose somebody to something to make it likely that you will suffer from a particular illness使易于患（某种病）；容易诱发
- Stress can predispose people to heart attacks.压力容易使人患心脏病。