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predispose someone or something to(ward) something

to make someone or something susceptible to something. Your comments will not predispose me toward a favorable treatment of your case. Do you think that this weather will predispose me to catching a cold?

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A novel result of these studies was that genes identified as contributors to drinking behavior in the tested populations were not the same as genes found to predispose to alcohol dependence. Genes that drive people to drink identified by Asian News International Edinburgh University's Professor Stuart Ralston, who is leading the research, said: "We hope to discover the location of the genes and identify the genes that influence bone density and predispose to this condition. Test hope for bone disease by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) Furthermore, problems in the parent-child relationship, if they exist, are likely to result from the distress experienced, rather than to predispose to gender variance. Gender variance not caused by parents by Menvielle, Edgardo / Clinical Psychiatry News			practice what preach Practice what you preach practise what preach praise praise to the skies prance around prattle about pray pray for pray over pray to pray to the porcelain god prayer preach preach about preach against preach at preach to preach to the choir preach to the converted precedence over precious few precipitate into preclude from predicate on predispose to preface preface by preface with prefer prefer against prefer to prefix to prejudice against prelude to premium prepare prepare for prepare the ground prepare the ground for prepare the way prescribe for presence present present company excepted present to preserve preserve against preserve for preserve from preside			predigestions predigests predigests predikant predikant predikants predikants Predilect predilection predilection predilection host predilection host predilection host predilection host predilections predilections PREDIM Predirected Munitions Automated Planning System PREDIS Predis, Ambrogio de Predisciplinary Interview Prediscover Prediscovery Predisponency Predisponent Predisponent causes predispose predispose predispose predispose predispose to predisposed predisposed predisposed predisposes predisposes predisposes predisposing predisposing predisposing predisposing cause predisposing cause predisposing cause predisposing cause Predisposing causes predisposing factor Predisposing for Prostate Cancer Predisposing Risk Factor predisposition predisposition predisposition predisposition testing predispositional predispositions predispositions predispositions predissociation PREDIT prediverticular Predivinsk Predmetova Hesla Narodni Knihovny

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