Predisposed

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  predisposed
       adj : made susceptible; "because of conditions in the mine, miners
             are predisposed to lung disease"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  68 Moby Thesaurus words for "predisposed":
     acquiescent, agreeable, alacritous, amenable, apt, apt to, ardent,
     bent, calculated to, compliant, consenting, content, cooperative,
     disposed, disposed to, dispositioned, docile, eager, enthusiastic,
     fain, favorable, favorably disposed, favorably inclined,
     forejudged, forward, game, given, given to, in the mind,
     in the mood, inclined, inclined to, judged beforehand, liable to,
     likely, likely to, minded, minded to, pliant, preconceived,
     preconceptual, preconcluded, predecided, predetermined,
     predisposed to, predispositional, prejudged, prejudging,
     prejudicial, presumed, presupposed, presurmised, prompt, prone,
     prone to, quick, ready, ready and willing, ready to, receptive,
     responsive, tractable, well-disposed, well-inclined, willed,
     willing, willinghearted, zealous