Pre*dict"ive (?), a. [L. praedictivus.] Foretelling; prophetic;
foreboding. - - Pre*dict"ive*ly, adv.
Pre*dict"or (?), n. One who predicts; a foreteller.
Pre*dict"o*ry (?), a. Predictive. [R.] Fuller.
Pre`di*gest" (?), v. t. (Med.) To subject (food) to predigestion or
artificial digestion.
Pre`di*ges"tion (?), n. 1. Digestion too soon performed; hasty
digestion. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. (Med.) Artificial digestion of food for use in illness or impaired
digestion.
Pre`di*lect" (?), v. t. To elect or choose beforehand. [R.] Walter
Harte.
Pre`di*lec"tion (?), n. [Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p. p. diligere to
prefer: cf. F. prÈdilection. See Diligent.] A previous liking; a
prepossession of mind in favor of something; predisposition to choose
or like; partiality. Burke.
Pre`dis*cov"er (?), v. t. To discover beforehand.
Pre`dis*cov"er*y (?), n. A previous discovery.
Pre`dis*po"nen*cy (?), n. The state of being predisposed;
predisposition. [R.]
Pre`dis*po"nent (?), a. Disposing beforehand; predisposing. -- n. That
which predisposes.
Predisponent causes. (Med.) See Predisposing causes, under Predispose.
Dunglison.
Pre`dis*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predisposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Predisposing.] [Pref. pre- + dispose: cf. F. prÈdisposer.] 1. To
dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as,
to predispose the mind to friendship.
2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as,
debility predisposes the body to disease.
Predisposing causes (Med.), causes which render the body liable to
disease; predisponent causes.
Pre*dis`po*si"tion (?), n.[Pref. pre- + disposition: cf. F.
prÈdisposition.] 1. The act of predisposing, or the state of being
predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity;
predilection; -- applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to anger.
2. Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or
purpose; susceptibility; -- applied to material things; as, the
predisposition of the body to disease.
Pre*dom"i*nance (?), n. [Cf. F. prÈdominance.] 1. The quality or state
of being predominant; superiority; ascendency; prevalence;
predomination.
The predominance of conscience over interest.
South.