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predisposed

predisposed adjective: inclined. Also the simple past and past participle of predispose.

Adjective

predisposed (comparative more predisposed, superlative most predisposed)

  1. Inclined.
    Synonyms:
    prone
  2. Made susceptible to.
    • Not only for the adult excluded from work because of his infirmity, but also for the child excluded from the school because of its being tuberculous or predisposed must suitable provision for its cure and education be provided in preventorial and open air schools, the value of which has already...1907, Nova Scotia. Dept, “Report”, in Public Health, page 35

Also used as

predisposed is also the simple past and past participle of predispose.

Synonyms of predisposed

Forms of predisposed

comparativemore predisposed
superlativemost predisposed

Origin of predisposed

From pre- + disposed.

Words formed from predisposed

Questions about predisposed

What does predisposed mean?
Predisposed means inclined.
What part of speech is predisposed?
Predisposed is an adjective.

Words near predisposed in the dictionary

  1. predisponency
  2. predisponent
  3. predisponents
  4. predisposal
  5. predispose
  6. predisposed
  7. predisposedly
  8. predisposedness
  9. predisposes
  10. predisposing
  11. predisposingly

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