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Definition: INDISPOSING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb indispose.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(indispose)
1. Make unwilling.[Wordnet].
2. Make unfit or unsuitable.[Wordnet].
3. Cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed".[Wordnet].
4. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.[Websters].
5. To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.[Websters].
6. 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.[Websters].
7. Base verb from the following inflections: indisposing, indisposed, indisposes, indisposer, indisposers, indisposingly and indisposedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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Date "Indisposing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: INDISPOSING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Disinclining; rendering somewhat averse, unwilling or unfavorable. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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Definition: INDISPOSING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Present participle conjugation of the verb indispose.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(indispose)
1. Make unwilling.[Wordnet].
2. Make unfit or unsuitable.[Wordnet].
3. Cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed".[Wordnet].
4. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.[Websters].
5. To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.[Websters].
6. 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.[Websters].
7. Base verb from the following inflections: indisposing, indisposed, indisposes, indisposer, indisposers, indisposingly and indisposedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "INDISPOSING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: INDISPOSING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Disinclining; rendering somewhat averse, unwilling or unfavorable. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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