English → Latin
“predispose” in Latin
praeparōto get ready, prepareparōto arrange, order, contrive, design; to provide, furnish, prepare; to resolve, purpose, decideprōpēnsushanging down; inclining toward, coming near, approaching; inclined, disposed, prone, ready, eager, willinggravēdōcold in the head; catarrh
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
predispose
praeparare, parare, apparare aliquid; the mind, animum praeparare, componere ad aliquid. Predisposed to anything, propensus or proclivis ad aliquid; pronus in aliquid; inclinatus ad aliquid [Vid: INCLINED TO]: opportunus alicui rei (predisposed to a disease; e.g., gravedini; opportuniora morbis corpora).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for predispose?
- The usual Latin words for “predispose” are praeparō, parō, prōpēnsus; also gravēdō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.