Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRE-DIS-POSE'
PRE-DIS-POSE', v.t. [s as z. pre and dispose.]
- To incline beforehand; to give a previous disposition to; as, predispose the mind or temper to friendship. – South.
- To fit or adapt previously; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
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