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"Predispose"
Keywords:
susceptible
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beforehand
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debility
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esophageal
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friendship
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Coeliac disease
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Polymyalgia rheumatica
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Marasmus
To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.
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To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
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To be susceptible to some stimulus or influence.
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make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"
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To make more likely or render susceptible. Smoking predisposes to a number of diseases, including esophageal cancer.
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To make susceptible, such as to certain health problems or to alcohol dependency. For example, the presence of certain gene combinations or environmental conditions can predispose an individual to develop alcoholism.
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