Synonyms for predisposed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pree-di-spohz
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri dɪˈspoʊz

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Définition of predisposed

Origin :
  • 1640s, "to put into a certain frame of mind," perhaps a back-formation from predisposition. Related: Predisposed; predisposing.
  • adj willing, inclined
Example sentences :
  • On the other hand, the invert would have no influence on an individual who was not predisposed.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Had she not been predisposed to think her father in the right?
  • Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall
  • Protection of children about to enter industry but predisposed to tuberculosis.
  • Extract from : « Civics and Health » by William H. Allen
  • A man who has bought a house with nothing to pay for it is also predisposed to clutch.
  • Extract from : « The House » by Eugene Field
  • But no girl gets "outed," as you call it, unless she's predisposed that way.
  • Extract from : « Windows (Fifth Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • His appearance was striking, and predisposed all in his favor.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. » by E. Rameur
  • No doubt it was late, but his excited state might have predisposed him in my favor.
  • Extract from : « The Ink-Stain, Complete » by Rene Bazin
  • He was rheumatic, asthmatic, predisposed to arterio-sclerosis and apoplexy.
  • Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
  • Possibly also his mothers choleric temper may have predisposed him to it.
  • Extract from : « On the Natural Faculties » by Galen
  • His children, as he believed, were predisposed to tuberculosis.
  • Extract from : « Life and Adventures of 'Billy' Dixon » by Billy Dixon

Antonyms for predisposed

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