What does indispose mean?
Definitions for indispose
ˌɪn dɪˈspoʊzin·dis·pose
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word indispose.
Princeton's WordNet
indispose, disinclineverb
make unwilling
disqualify, unfit, indisposeverb
make unfit or unsuitable
"Your income disqualifies you"
indisposeverb
cause to feel unwell
"She was indisposed"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To INDISPOSEverb
Etymology: indisposer, French.
Nothing can be reckoned good or bad to us in this life, any farther than it prepares or indisposes us for the enjoyments of another. Francis Atterbury.
It has a strange efficacy to indispose the heart to religion. Robert South, Sermons.
The soul is not now hindered in its actings by the distemperature of indisposed organs. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.
Though it weakened, yet it made him rather indisposed than sick, and did no ways disable him from studying. Izaak Walton.
The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the persons, or the principles of Calvin's disciples. Edward Hyde.
ChatGPT
indispose
Indispose generally means to make someone unwilling or unable to do something, often due to illness or a particular physical or mental condition. It can also refer to upsetting or disturbing someone's composure or convenience.
Webster Dictionary
Indisposeverb
to render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify
Indisposeverb
to disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat
Indisposeverb
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
Etymology: [OE. indispos indisposed, feeble, or F. indispos indisposed. See In- not, and Dispose.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Indispose
in-dis-pōz′, v.t. to render indisposed, averse, or unfit.—pa.p. and adj. Indisposed′, averse: slightly disordered in health.—ns. Indispos′edness, Indisposi′tion, state of being indisposed: disinclination: slight illness.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of indispose in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of indispose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Translations for indispose
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- indisponerSpanish
Get even more translations for indispose »
Translation
Find a translation for the indispose definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"indispose." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/indispose>.
Discuss these indispose definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In