predisposed
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dɪˈspoʊz verb (used with object)
1.
to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
2.
to render subject, susceptible, or liable: The evidence predisposes him to public censure.
3.
to dispose beforehand.
verb (used without object)
5.
to give or furnish a tendency or inclination: an underground job that predisposes to lung infection.
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predispose (ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by to | |
| 1. | to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand |
| 2. | chiefly law to dispose of (property, etc) beforehand; bequeath |
| predis'posal | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
predispose pre·dis·pose (prē'dĭ-spōz')
v. pre·dis·posed, pre·dis·pos·ing, pre·dis·pos·es
To make susceptible, as to a disease.
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Example sentences
Horgan to understand how different reality is for people who are predisposed to become obese.
Doctors were predisposed to use the test for several reasons.
Some may be predisposed to want to support or undermine a particular candidate.
From such evidence, it would not seem that he was predisposed to composing sacred works.
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