indispose

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We are now," returned the other, "quartered among friends, to whom we ought to be not only punctual but liberal, lest we indispose them to the service.

From The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel by West, Jane

In the evening at to arrive at the inn did feign to be indispose, to the end that one bring him the supper.

From English as she is spoke or, A jest in sober earnest by Fonseca, José da

And—pardon me—may not the finding their progress obstructed by your scruples, the more indispose your sons to them?'

From The Pillars of the House, V1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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

A little more sadness than is within bounds will also indispose us for this duty.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh