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- pronunciation:
- In
dih
spoz
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- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
indisposes, indisposing, indisposed |
| definition 1: |
to cause unwillingness or disinclination in; make averse.
His lack of a good reference from previous employers indisposed us from hiring him.- antonyms:
- dispose, incline, predispose
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| definition 2: |
to make sick, usu. to a slight degree.
Wolfing down an enormous quantity of food had indisposed him, and there was no question now of his going anywhere but to the couch. |
| definition 3: |
to render unfit or incapable; disqualify.
She'd wanted to dance professionally, but the injury to her knee indisposed her. |
| related words: |
ail |
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