- past tense form of predispose.
- past participle of predispose.
predisposed
Example Sentences
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But he was also predisposed to remedies that would not require what he described as “a priori, the sacrifice of the energy value of oil, gas, and coal.”
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
She underwent two DNA tests at the University of Washington to see if she had any genes that might have predisposed her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2025
What's more, With Love, Meghan was never going to change opinions of those who are already, for whatever reason, predisposed against her - just as her new podcast series is unlikely to.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
Wojcicki said inquiries poured into 23andMe in 2015 after actor Angelina Jolie disclosed that she’d undergone a precautionary double mastectomy upon learning she carried a gene that predisposed her to breast cancer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025
Eisman, predisposed to suspect fraud in the market, wanted to bet against Americans who had been lent money without having been required to show evidence of income or employment.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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