"predisposed" meaning in English

See predisposed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: predisposed [positive], more predisposed [comparative], most predisposed [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is predisposed to happen or to do something, it is in its nature to happen or to do so.
    Sense id: simple-predisposed-en-adj-wbXu9-OT

Verb

Forms: predispose [canonical], predisposes [third-person, singular], predisposed [past], predisposed [past, participle], predisposing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|predispos|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of predispose.
    Sense id: simple-predisposed-en-verb-~-0iRJTX
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