indispose

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We indispose the French government, and they will retract their offer of the treaty of commerce.

From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

"Yass'm," persisted the waiter, "he dah now, in bed; slightly indispose'."

From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by Cable, George Washington

I did not wish to indispose him still further by an appearance of marked curiosity.

From Under Western Eyes by Conrad, Joseph

This reflection tended to repress the inclination he would otherwise have felt for cultivating her society, but it did not indispose him to benefit her in a certain way.

From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden

May not some persons even entertain the apprehension, that it will indispose them to such pursuits?

From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by James, Eighth Earl of Elgin