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predisposed
[ pree-di-spohzd ]
adjective
- having or showing an inclination or tendency toward a specified condition, opinion, behavior, etc., beforehand:
Many studies show how genes interact with the environment to cause disease in predisposed individuals.
The novel is skillfully written, but in a style that requires close reading and a predisposed reader.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of predispose ( def ).
Other Word Forms
- ·徱·Dz·· [pree-di-, spoh, -zid-lee, -, spohzd, -], adverb
- ·徱·Dz··Ա noun
- ܲ··徱·Dz adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of predisposed1
Example Sentences
But Lindhome is, by her own admission, naturally predisposed to find the positive in everything.
's more, With Love, Meghan was never going to change opinions of those who are already, for whatever reason, predisposed against her - just as her new podcast series is unlikely to.
And to be fair, that’s not a bad courtroom strategy against an opponent who is almost pathologically predisposed to putting his foot in his mouth.
“We adults have persuaded ourselves that this is one of the bonuses of being a child, that you can revel in magical creatures. But there isn’t much evidence that children are predisposed to magical thinking.”
Most of the cancellations, on the other hand, have been on territory not predisposed to coddle the GOP nominee.
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