From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Indispose \In'dis*pose"\, verb (used with an object) [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) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: make unwilling [syn: {disincline}] [ant: {dispose}]
2: make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: {disqualify}, {unfit}] [ant: {qualify}]
3: cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "indispose": afflict, blunt, chill, cool, damp, dampen, debilitate, deflect, derange, deter, devitalize, disable, disaffect, discourage, disincline, disinterest, disorder, distract, divert, enervate, enfeeble, hospitalize, incapacitate, invalid, lay up, put off, quench, reduce, repel, sicken, turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, weaken, wean from
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