indispose

[ in-di-spohz ]

verb (used with object)

, in·dis·posed, in·dis·pos·ing.

1. to make ill, especially slightly.
2. to put out of the proper condition for something; make unfit:

   The long tennis match indisposed me for any further physical activity that day.

3. to render averse or unwilling; disincline:

   His anger indisposed him from helping.

indispose

/ ˌɪndɪˈspəʊz /

verb

1. to make unwilling or opposed; disincline
2. to cause to feel ill
3. to make unfit (for something or to do something)

Other Words From

• prein·dis·pose verb (used with object) preindisposed preindisposing

Word History and Origins

Origin of indispose¹

First recorded in 1650–60; back formation from indisposed

Example Sentences

Spirits are decidedly prejudicial, and indispose to bodily exertion.

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Is it true that these deformities, these warped, impaired, and dislocated constitutions indispose men to belief?

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It is not now true that either climate or the habits of her people indispose them to manufactures.

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The path now became steep and rather difficult; so much so, indeed, as to indispose them all to conversation.

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Women, you know, are susceptible on these points; it might indispose her towards me, and lessen my chance.

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Related Words

• daunt
• deject
• demoralize
• deter
• discourage
• dismay
• dispirit
• humble
• humiliate