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predisposed — index inclined, parochial, partial (biased), partisan, prone, ready (willing), susceptible (unres … Law dictionary
predisposed — [adj] willing, inclined agreeable, amenable, biased, eager, enthusiastic, fain, given to, liable, likely, minded, partial, prone, ready, subject, susceptible; concept 403 Ant. disagreeing, disinclined, unprepared, unwilling … New thesaurus
predisposed — adj. (cannot stand alone) 1) predisposed to (predisposed to violence) 2) predisposed to + inf. (predisposed to act rashly) * * * [ˌprɪdɪ spəʊzd] predisposed to + inf. (predisposed to act rashly) (cannot stand alone) predisposed to (predisposed to … Combinatory dictionary
predisposed — adjective predisposed to/towards tending to behave in a particular way, or to have a particular health problem: Men are more likely to be predisposed towards violence than women … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Predisposed — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
predisposed — Synonyms and related words: acquiescent, agreeable, alacritous, amenable, apt, apt to, ardent, bent, calculated to, compliant, consenting, content, cooperative, disposed, disposed to, dispositioned, docile, eager, enthusiastic, fain, favorable,… … Moby Thesaurus
predisposed — pre|dis|posed [ ,pridıs pouzd ] adjective 1. ) likely to think, feel, or behave in a particular way: He suggested that the patients were temperamentally predisposed to violent behavior. 2. ) likely to suffer from a particular illness or condition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
predisposed — UK [ˌpriːdɪsˈpəʊzd] / US [ˌprɪdɪsˈpoʊzd] adjective 1) likely to think, feel, or behave in a particular way He suggested that the British were temperamentally predisposed to compromise. 2) likely to suffer from a particular illness or condition … English dictionary
predisposed — [ˌpriːdɪsˈpəʊzd] adj predisposed to/towards sth likely to think, feel, or behave in a particular way, or to develop a particular medical condition[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
predisposed — adjective made susceptible (Freq. 1) because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease • Similar to: ↑susceptible … Useful english dictionary
