Hypertext Webster Gateway: "indispose"
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['e] 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
indispose
v 1: make unwilling [syn: {disincline}] [ant: {dispose}]
2: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
[syn: {disqualify}, {unfit}] [ant: {qualify}]
3: cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"
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