'Predisposed' definitions:
Definition of 'predisposed'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Made susceptible; "because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease"
Definition of 'Predisposed'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease. [1913 Webster]
- Predisposing causes (Med.), causes which render the body liable to disease; predisponent causes. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'predisposed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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