predispose someone to/towards something
phrasal verb with predispose verb uk/ˌpriː.dɪˈspəʊz/ us/ˌpriː.dɪˈspoʊz/
formal
使（某人）倾向于；使（某人）易于感染
to make someone more likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular illness or condition
Smoking predisposes you to lung cancer. 吸烟易导致肺癌。
His family background predisposes him to support the Democrats. 他的家庭背景使他倾向于支持民主党。