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indispose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-dis-pose
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.

Transitive verb

verb

To make indisposed, or slightly unwell.

Transitive verb

verb

To disincline.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French indisposer, equivalent to in- + dispose.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

indisposes (present, singular) indisposing (participle, present) indisposed (participle, past) indisposed (past)

Synonyms

disqualify unfit disincline

Questions

What does indispose mean?
To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.
Where does indispose come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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