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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
indisposed
adj 1: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing
grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you
look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly
child"; "is unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing},
{peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {sickly}, {unwell}]
2: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic
to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on
such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their
request" [syn: {antipathetic}, {antipathetical}, {averse(p)},
{indisposed(p)}, {loath(p)}, {loth(p)}]
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