Definition for IN-DIS-POSE'

IN-DIS-POSE', v.t. [s as z. Fr. indisposer; in and disposer, to dispose or fit. See Dispose.]

  1. To disincline; to alienate the mind and render it averse or unfavorable to any thing. A love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study and steady attention to business. The pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties.
  2. To render unfit; to disqualify for its proper functions; to disorder; as, the distemperature of indisposed organs. Glanville.
  3. To disorder slightly, as the healthy functions of the body. It made him rather indisposed than sick. Walton.
  4. To make unfavorable or disinclined; with toward. The king was sufficiently indisposed toward the persons, or the principles of Calvin's disciples. Clarendon.

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