INDISPOSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does indispose mean? 

• INDISPOSE (verb)
  The verb INDISPOSE has 3 senses:

1. make unwilling

2. make unfit or unsuitable

3. cause to feel unwell

  Familiarity information: INDISPOSE used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INDISPOSE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make unwilling

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

disincline; indispose

Hypernyms (to "indispose" is one way to...):

determine; influence; mold; regulate; shape (shape or influence; give direction to)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Antonym:

dispose (make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief)

Derivation:

indisposition (a certain degree of unwillingness)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make unfit or unsuitable

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

disqualify; indispose; unfit

Context example:

Your income disqualifies you

Hypernyms (to "indispose" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Cause to feel unwell

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

She was indisposed

Hypernyms (to "indispose" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "indispose"):

hurt (give trouble or pain to)

bind; constipate (cause to be constipated)

fag; fag out; fatigue; jade; outwear; tire; tire out; wear; wear down; wear out; wear upon; weary (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

indisposition (a slight illness)