Predisposed vs. Predisposition — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Predisposed and Predisposition
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Predisposed
To make (someone) inclined to something in advance
His good manners predispose people in his favor.
Predisposition
A liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way
A child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia
Factors including genetic predisposition
Predisposed
To make susceptible or liable
Conditions that predispose miners to lung disease.
Predisposition
A state of being predisposed; a tendency, inclination, or susceptibility.
Predisposed
To provide an inclination or susceptibility
A genetic trait that predisposes to the development of cancer.
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Predisposition
The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.
Predisposed
Inclined.
Predisposition
The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; - applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to anger.
Predisposed
Made susceptible to.
Predisposition
Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or purpose; susceptibility; - applied to material things; as, the predisposition of the body to disease.
Predisposed
Simple past tense and past participle of predispose
Predisposition
Susceptibility to a pathogen
Predisposed
Made susceptible;
Because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease
Predisposition
An inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
Predisposition
A disposition in advance to react in a particular way
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