predisposed

UK: /ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊztd/

From the verb predispose: (⇒ conjugate)

predisposed is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

pre•dis•pose /ˌpridɪˈspoʊz/   v., -posed, -pos•ing. 

1. to make susceptible to (something, as a disease, etc.):
   [~ + object + to + object] genetic factors predisposing me to diabetes.
2. to influence (someone) in favor of (something or someone else): [~ + object + to + object]
   His happy, caring upbringing predisposed him to a similar attitude of caring for others.
   [~ + object + to + verb]
   The unkindness shown him as a child predisposed him to act cruelly toward others.

See -pos-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pre•dis•pose  (prē′di spōz′), v., -posed, -pos•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible:
   Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
2. to render subject, susceptible, or liable:
   The evidence predisposes him to public censure.
3. to dispose beforehand.
4. [Archaic.] to dispose of beforehand, as in a will, legacy, or the like.

v.i. 

5. to give or furnish a tendency or inclination:
   an underground job that predisposes to lung infection.

• pre- + dispose 1640–50

pre′dis•pos′al, n. 
pre•dis•pos•ed•ly  (prē′di spō′zid lē, -spōzd′-), adv.  pre′dis•pos′ed•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. prearrange, prepare.
• 3. bias, incline.

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predispose / ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊz/ verb (transitive)

1. often followed by to or towards: to incline or make (someone) susceptible to something beforehand

ˌpredisˈposal noun