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  • adjective Inclined.
  • adjective Made susceptible to.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of predispose.

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  • adjective made susceptible

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  • to give and inclination or tendency beforehand; make suseptible:

    "genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases".

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    October 1, 2010