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PREDISPOSED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Made susceptible

Example:

because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

susceptible ((often followed by 'of' or 'to') yielding readily to or capable of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb predispose

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