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English Dictionary: indispose by the DICT Development Group
2 results for indispose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
indispose
v
  1. make unwilling
    Synonym(s): indispose, disincline [ant: dispose, incline]
  2. make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
    Synonym(s): disqualify, unfit, indispose
    Antonym(s): dispose, qualify
  3. cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Indispose \In`dis*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indisposed}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Indisposing}.] [OE. indispos indisposed,
      feeble, or F. indispos[82] indisposed. See {In-} not, and
      {Dispose}.]
      1. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.
  
      2. To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.
            --Shak.
  
                     It made him rather indisposed than sick. --Walton.
  
      3. To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a love
            of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride
            and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties.
  
                     The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the
                     persons, or the principles, of Calvin's disciples.
                                                                              --Clarendon.
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