Found 2 items, similar to predisposed.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: predisposed
predisposed
adj : made susceptible;
“because of conditions in the mine, miners
are predisposed to lung disease”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Predisposed
Predispose
\Pre`dis*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Predisposed;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Predisposing.] [Pref. pre- + dispose: cf.
F. pr['e]disposer.]
1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition
or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.
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2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency
to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
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Predisposing causes (Med.), causes which render the body
liable to disease; predisponent causes.
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