Meanings
comparative more predisposed · superlative most predisposed
- Made susceptible to.
1 more example
Not only for the adult excluded from work because of his infirmity, but also for the child excluded from the school because of its being tuberculous or predisposed must suitable provision for its cure and education be provided in preventorial and open air schools, the value of which has already been emphasized.
1907, Nova Scotia. Dept, “Report”, in Public Health, page 35
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of predispose
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveInclined.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivemade susceptible
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Englishdisposed
- Englishpredisposed
Translations
Finnish altistettu, altistettu
- altistettuinclined
- altistettumade susceptible
French prédisposé
- prédisposéinclined
German geneigt, prädisponiert
- geneigtinclined
- prädisponiertinclined
- empfänglichmade susceptible
Portuguese predisposto
- predispostoinclined
Russian скло́нный, предрасполо́женный
- скло́нный (sklónnyj)inclined
- предрасполо́женный (predraspolóžennyj)inclined
- восприи́мчивый (vospriímčivyj)made susceptible
Spanish predispuesto
- predispuestoinclined
Swedish predisponerad, predisponerad
- predisponeradinclined
- predisponeradmade susceptible
Cite this entry
predisposed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/predisposed
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