Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-DIS-POSE'
IN-DIS-POSE', v.t. [s as z. Fr. indisposer; in and disposer, to dispose or fit. See Dispose.]
- 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.
- To render unfit; to disqualify for its proper functions; to disorder; as, the distemperature of indisposed organs. Glanville.
- To disorder slightly, as the healthy functions of the body. It made him rather indisposed than sick. Walton.
- 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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