indispose

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"
    

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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36 Moby Thesaurus words for "indispose":
      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