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Indispose
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.
2. To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat. Shak. It made him rather indisposed than sick. Walton.
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. The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the persons, or the principles, of Calvin's disciples. Clarendon.