- past tense form of predispose.
- past participle of predispose.
predisposed
Example Sentences
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When that fan base is predisposed to wanting to stick it to the man, it’s not a tough sell.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
"This situation could lead to many of the students ending up in a vulnerable situation and predisposed to being further exploited financially or otherwise," Juho Sillanpää, who is leading the investigation, told the BBC.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
"Clearly, the authors of these papers are predisposed in favour of Nova since they created it," she said, adding that more research is needed to identify the exact mechanisms that UPFs could be causing harm.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
Most had had previous, less severe incidents—or “micro concussions”—that while not enough to send them to a clinician, predisposed them to a bigger event, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025
A lot of people will claim to be both, but those people miss the point entirely: You are predisposed to either one fate or the other.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing predisposed
The Joy Luck Club
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