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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
indispose
    v 1: make unwilling [syn: indispose, disincline] [ant:
         dispose, incline]
    2: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
       [syn: disqualify, unfit, indispose] [ant: dispose,
       qualify]
    3: cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
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   1. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.
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   2. To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.
      --Shak.
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            It made him rather indisposed than sick. --Walton.
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   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.
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            The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the
            persons, or the principles, of Calvin's disciples.
                                                  --Clarendon.
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Thesaurus Results for Indispose:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
afflict, blunt, chill, cool, damp, dampen, debilitate, deflect, derange, deter, devitalize, disable, disaffect, discourage, disincline, disinterest, disorder, distract, divert, enervate, enfeeble, hospitalize, incapacitate, invalid, lay up, put off, quench, reduce, repel, sicken, turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, weaken, wean from
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