Predispose /(?)/

Pre·dis·pose

Predispose

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Predisposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Predisposing

  1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.
  2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.

Phrases & Compounds
Predisposing causes
causes which render the body liable to disease; predisponent causes.