Thesaurus results for PREDISPOSES

predisposes

verb

present tense third-person singular of predispose

as in influences

formal to cause (someone) to be more likely to behave in a particular way or to be affected by a particular condition Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people. Researchers have identified a gene that may predispose some people to the disease.

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Recent Examples of predisposes For 45 minutes, the training focused on the trauma that predisposes people to substance use in pregnancy and the increasing prevalance of substance use in pregnancy during the opioid epidemic in Colorado. —

Karli Swenson, The Conversation, 11 June 2026 That said, if a patient has a preexisting diagnosis of dry mouth or a condition that predisposes them to dry mouth, like Sjögren's syndrome, doctors might advise against gland reduction. —

Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026 Ricks has a brain that predisposes him to violent behavior, according to a neuroscience researcher called by the defense as a witness. —

Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025 The substance also damages airways and predisposes individuals to develop many chronic lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease. —

Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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Weather also influences how much local governments will dig into tax revenues to shield us, including building stronger infrastructure to better direct the flow of stormwater, assembling emergency management teams and equipment, and organizing shelters.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Raising benchmark rates influences what lenders charge throughout the economy, increasing the cost of borrowing money to buy things and thus dampening demand for goods.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026