PREDISPOSED

predisposed

(adjective) made susceptible; “because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

predisposed (comparative more predisposed, superlative most predisposed)

Inclined.

Made susceptible to.

Verb

predisposed

simple past tense and past participle of predispose

Source: Wiktionary

PREDISPOSE

Pre`dis*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predisposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Predisposing.] Etym: [Pref. pre- + dispose: cf. F. prédisposer.]

1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.

2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease. Predisposing causes (Med.), causes which render the body liable to disease; predisponent causes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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