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Adjective: predisposed  `pree`dis'powzd
  1. Made susceptible
    "because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease"
Verb: predispose  `pree`di'spowz
  1. Make susceptible
    "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"

See also: predisposition, susceptible

Type of: dispose, incline

Encyclopedia: Predispose