INDISPO'SE, v.t. s as z. 1. To disincline; to alienate the mind and render it averse or unfavorable to any thing. A love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study and steady attention to business. The pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties.2. To render unfit; to disqualify for its proper functions; to disorder; as the distemperature of indisposed organs.3. To disorder slightly, as the healthy functions of the body. It made him rather indisposed than sick.4. To make unfavorable or disinclined; with towards. The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the persons, or the principles of Calvin's disciples.
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