How do you use Predispose in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dispose or incline, plus the exact meaning.
Predispose meaning
- To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease).
- To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.
Using Predispose
- The main meaning on this page is: To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease). | To make someone inclined to something in advance; to influence.
- Useful related words include: dispose, incline.
- In the example corpus, predispose often appears in combinations such as: could predispose, that predispose, predispose them.
Context around Predispose
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Predispose
- In this selection, "predispose" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, may, instinct, metabolism, someone, people and full stand out and add context to how "predispose" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 16 could predispose women to and and instinct predispose us. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "predispose" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with predispose
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Central obesity is known to predispose individuals for insulin resistance. (10 words)
Studies suggest that genetics can also predispose someone to be overweight. (11 words)
The factors that predispose people to modern slavery are neither secret nor mysterious. (13 words)
Many of the slides last week occurred in areas where hill slopes “might have conditions that predispose them to the landslides more so than normal,” said Matt Thomas, a research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s landslide hazards program. (41 words)
The effort, Gershman explained, is "baseless" because it's "too broad" and "involves speculation and irresponsible insinuation" that the judge's relationship with his daughter would predispose him to rule based on that relationship. (34 words)
According to the story of De Lectis, he was informed the abbot Jacopo responsible for Ortona Church, which predispose full provision for hospitality felt and shared by all the people. (30 words)
Example sentences (14)
Studies suggest that genetics can also predispose someone to be overweight.
The factors that predispose people to modern slavery are neither secret nor mysterious.
Many of the slides last week occurred in areas where hill slopes “might have conditions that predispose them to the landslides more so than normal,” said Matt Thomas, a research hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s landslide hazards program.
The effort, Gershman explained, is "baseless" because it's "too broad" and "involves speculation and irresponsible insinuation" that the judge's relationship with his daughter would predispose him to rule based on that relationship.
Having a high number of children, smoking, poverty, being HIV+ are also risk factors that may predispose one to cervical cancer.
He added, “If you have long or short sight problems, or you use steroids, even too much trauma can predispose one to glaucoma”.
There are many risk factors that could predispose a woman to having a preterm labour and delivery.
According to the story of De Lectis, he was informed the abbot Jacopo responsible for Ortona Church, which predispose full provision for hospitality felt and shared by all the people.
Affective is a type of learning outcome that includes attitudes or beliefs that predispose a person to behave in a certain way.
Central obesity is known to predispose individuals for insulin resistance.
Initiation of hormonal contraceptives that contain low- dose estrogen before the age of 16 could predispose women to vulvar vestibulitis syndrome.
Innovations in contemporary society did not worry him: "When exploration has run its course, we shall revert to the normal type of living to which nature and instinct predispose us.
Polymorphisms in various genes controlling appetite and metabolism predispose to obesity when sufficient food energy is present.
Some countries included in the aforementioned laissez-faire distribution could predispose the transfer of nuclear materials or a bomb falling into the hands of groups not affiliated with any governments.
Common combinations with predispose
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- could predispose 4×
- that predispose 3×
- predispose them 2×
- predispose one 2×
- to predispose 2×
- predispose to 2×