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indispose

[in-di-spohz] / ˌɪn dɪˈspoʊz /
VERB
contract
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquire decline develop incur obtain weaken
STRONG
afflict cause derange disorder fall get induce sicken sink take upset
WEAK
be afflicted with be ill with become infected with bring on come down with fall victim to go down with succumb to take one's death
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forfeit lose
STRONG
calm comfort discourage fail help hold misunderstand order overthrow please rise
WEAK
amplify break off dilate disagree enlarge expand extend give increase lengthen spread stretch
VERB
discourage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
curb frighten hinder impede inhibit prevent scare
STRONG
check chill control deprecate discountenance disfavor disincline divert interfere obstruct quiet repress shake warn withhold
WEAK
disadvise hold back hold off keep back put off talk out of throw cold water on turn aside turn off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance aid allow assist calm comfort encourage facilitate forward help
STRONG
approve let go permit support
WEAK
hearten inspire inspirit spur on
VERB
dishearten
Synonyms
STRONGEST
daunt deject demoralize deter discourage dismay dispirit humble humiliate
STRONG
chill crush damp dampen dash disincline disparage shake
WEAK
cast down get down put a damper on put down throw a pall over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build up encourage hearten inspirit praise promote stimulate urge
STRONG
compliment
VERB
upset
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agitate bewilder dismay distract disturb perturb unnerve unsettle
STRONG
afflict ail bug confound cramp craze debilitate derange discombobulate discompose disconcert disquiet distress flip floor flurry fluster grieve incapacitate pother rattle ruffle sicken spook turn unhinge
WEAK
egg on fire up flip out get to give a hard time key up lay up make a scene make waves pick on psych rock the boat stir up throw off balance turn on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm encourage explain quiet soothe
STRONG
aid allow assist clear up comfort cure help mend please settle
WEAK
delight make happy

Example Sentences

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The religion of Sully also tended to indispose the Queen towards him.

From The Life of Marie de Medicis — Volume 2 by Pardoe, Julia

Nor ought the humble condition of the oppressed to indispose him to grant them a hearing; for the doctrine they professed was not their own, but that of the Almighty himself.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 by Baird, Henry Martyn

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

From Under Western Eyes by Conrad, Joseph

I haven't signed it, as my unmeaning name would perhaps indispose the fellow to see much good in it.

From Born in Exile by Gissing, George

We are now," returned the other, "quartered among friends, to whom we ought to be not only punctual but liberal, lest we indispose them to the service.

From The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel by West, Jane