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2 definitions found 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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