predisposing

Synonyms for predisposing

verb influence to believe something

1640s, "to put into a certain frame of mind," perhaps a back-formation from predisposition. Related: Predisposed; predisposing.

But the predisposing causes for the assertion of independence were nearer home.

Whether he was conscious of any predisposing cause was another question.

We had, I think, none of the predisposing causes of fever at our place.

Whether he was conscious of any predisposing cause, was another question.

A previous attack is a predisposing influence to its recurrence.

As with other vices, the predisposing cause is a lack of moral stamina.

What strikes me is a parallel in the predisposing causes of each attack.

We do not well understand even the predisposing factors in its causation.

There were, of course, predisposing conditions for this outburst.

Thus, in a manner, predisposing the public towards them for officers.