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predisposing

VERB

influence to believe something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dispose incline

STRONG

activate affect animate bend bias cultivate govern impress indoctrinate induce inspire lead prejudice prepare prime prompt stimulate strike sway teach urge

WEAK

make expectant make of a mind to

Antonyms

STRONG

be fair be just comply consent discourage dissuade halt ignore leave alone lose neglect obey prevent stop

Example Sentences

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Fifteen potentially harmful and predisposing variants in the same RNF207 and PRKAA2 genes, which had been identified in dogs, were discovered in humans.

From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023

Which predisposing conditions the person was diagnosed with.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022

“Climate change is predisposing the fuels into drier conditions,” Stephens said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2020

A growing number of scientists suggest that the changes in the Arctic will have an impact on the globe’s far more populous mid-latitudes by predisposing the atmosphere to extreme weather events.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2017

Was there anything about the Chinese environment predisposing toward Confucian philosophy and cultural conservatism, which may also have profoundly affected history?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond