indispose

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But there is one thing that cannot be admitted, and that is your statement that the constitution of man is in a "warped, impaired, and dislocated condition," and that "these deformities indispose men to belief."

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green

Must not the torrent of invective and abuse, almost universally poured upon this people, tend to disaffect and indispose them to civil association! 

From A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies by Hoyland, John

All his jealousy is actively alive to the smallest shade of fault, although his feelings so much indispose him to see any blemish.

From Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore

This reflection tended to repress the inclination he would otherwise have felt for cultivating her society, but it did not indispose him to benefit her in a certain way.

From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden

May not some persons even entertain the apprehension, that it will indispose them to such pursuits?

From Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin by James, Eighth Earl of Elgin