PREDISPOSED
Dictionary entry overview: What does predisposed mean? • PREDISPOSED (adjective)
The adjective PREDISPOSED has 1 sense:
1. made susceptible
Familiarity information: PREDISPOSED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PREDISPOSED (adjective)
Meaning:
Made susceptible
Context example:
because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease
Similar:
susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)
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