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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pree-di-spohz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri dɪˈspoʊz |
Definition of predisposed
Origin :- 1640s, "to put into a certain frame of mind," perhaps a back-formation from predisposition. Related: Predisposed; predisposing.
- adj willing, inclined
- On the other hand, the invert would have no influence on an individual who was not predisposed.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- Had she not been predisposed to think her father in the right?
- Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall
- Protection of children about to enter industry but predisposed to tuberculosis.
- Extract from : « Civics and Health » by William H. Allen
- A man who has bought a house with nothing to pay for it is also predisposed to clutch.
- Extract from : « The House » by Eugene Field
- But no girl gets "outed," as you call it, unless she's predisposed that way.
- Extract from : « Windows (Fifth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- His appearance was striking, and predisposed all in his favor.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. » by E. Rameur
- No doubt it was late, but his excited state might have predisposed him in my favor.
- Extract from : « The Ink-Stain, Complete » by Rene Bazin
- He was rheumatic, asthmatic, predisposed to arterio-sclerosis and apoplexy.
- Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
- Possibly also his mothers choleric temper may have predisposed him to it.
- Extract from : « On the Natural Faculties » by Galen
- His children, as he believed, were predisposed to tuberculosis.
- Extract from : « Life and Adventures of 'Billy' Dixon » by Billy Dixon
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