predispose

Universal Words verb (formal) 1 ~ sb to sth / to do sth to influence sb so that they are likely to think or behave in a particular way: [VN] He believes that some people are predisposed to criminal behaviour. * [VNtoinf] Her good mood predisposed her to enjoy the play. 2 [VN] ~ sb to sth to make it likely that you will suffer from a particular illness: Stress can predispose people to heart attacks.