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predisposed (encz) | predisposed,náchylný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Predisposed (gcide) | 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 friendship.
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2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency
to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.
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Predisposing causes (Med.), causes which render the body
liable to disease; predisponent causes.
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predisposed (wn) | predisposed
adj 1: made susceptible; "because of conditions in the mine,
miners are predisposed to lung disease" |
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predisposed (encz) | predisposed,náchylný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
predisposed (wn) | predisposed
adj 1: made susceptible; "because of conditions in the mine,
miners are predisposed to lung disease" |
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