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Latins are predisposed to thinking about the past. Catholicism has a lot to do with it because Catholicism is a contemplation of the past, of symbols that are supposed to be eternally present.
Oscar Hijuelos

Meaning of "predisposed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREDISPOSED

predisposed  [ˌpriːdɪˈspəʊztd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREDISPOSED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Predisposed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PREDISPOSED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of predisposed in the English dictionary

The definition of predisposed in the dictionary is inclined to or susceptible to.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREDISPOSED

predictableness
predictably
predicter
prediction
predictive
predictively
predictor
predigest
predigested
predigestion
predikant
predilect
predilection
predinner
predischarge
prediscovery
predisposal
predispose
predisposition
predive

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREDISPOSED

closed
composed
decomposed
disposed
exposed
ill-disposed
indisposed
opposed
overexposed
proposed
self-composed
self-imposed
superimposed
supposed
underexposed
unexposed
unopposed
unposed
unproposed
well disposed
well-disposed

Synonyms and antonyms of predisposed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PREDISPOSED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «predisposed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of predisposed

Translation of «predisposed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREDISPOSED

Find out the translation of predisposed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of predisposed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «predisposed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

易患
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

predispuesto
570 millions of speakers

English

predisposed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संवेदनशील
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ميالا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предрасположены
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

predispostos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

predisposed
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prédisposés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terdedah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

prädisponiert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

素因
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

걸리기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Predisposed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dễ mắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏதுவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भेदभाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yatkın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

predisposto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

predysponowane
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

схильні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

predispus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προδιάθεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ingestel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

predisponerad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

disponert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of predisposed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREDISPOSED»

The term «predisposed» is regularly used and occupies the 58.782 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREDISPOSED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about predisposed

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7 QUOTES WITH «PREDISPOSED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word predisposed.
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Kenneth Branagh
I don't think Hamlet is mad, nor is he predisposed to be a gloomy or tragic figure.
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Damien Chazelle
I'm predisposed to never be in pure celebration mode.
3
Kristin Davis
Alcoholism is a genetically predisposed disease and it does run in my family. I also think I felt like a misfit. I was in the South, everybody was blonde. I just didn't feel like I fitted in. It was sort of my way of fitting.
4
Martin Donovan
My mother was Irish; she had this great sense of humor, and both my parents loved films. There was a very vibrant discourse about politics and everything that was going on in the world where I grew up. So I was genetically predisposed to go into the performing arts.
5
Jonathan Haidt
Even if you have a brain predisposed to liberalism, you might end up with some conservative friends or find inspiring conservative role models who could be very influential on you, and that could send you down a different track in life.
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Oscar Hijuelos
Latins are predisposed to thinking about the past. Catholicism has a lot to do with it because Catholicism is a contemplation of the past, of symbols that are supposed to be eternally present.
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Antonio Villaraigosa
My father was predisposed to drunken rages. I would hide under the bed. My sister and I were talking just the other day about the terror a drunken man in a rage can create in a child.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREDISPOSED»

Discover the use of predisposed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to predisposed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of ...
Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford. philosophy, psychology, and sociology, receiving his PhD in 1924. A rising star in more than one academic field, Adorno fled ...
John R. Hibbing, Kevin B. Smith, John R. Alford, 2013
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Predisposed
Predisposed is the story of a life not too uncommon but often denied.
Robert Tansley, 2010
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Choosing White-Collar Crime
The. Predisposed. and. Tempted. Criminal opportunities are arrangements or situations that offer potential for criminal reward with little apparent risk of detection or penalty (Coleman, 1987). Opportunity is in the eye of the beholder, but there is ...
Neal Shover, Andrew Hochstetler, 2005
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Distributed and Parallel Systems: In Focus: Desktop Grid ...
The three groups of candidate services are listed below I • Services strongly predisposed to execute the request complying with the QoS requirements, but strongly predisposed to be mostly occupied with other tasks. • Services predisposed to ...
Peter Kacsuk, Robert Lovas, Zsolt Nemeth, 2008
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Industrial/Organizational Psychology
... about motivation in your own life, complete Exercise . in your workbook. Is. an. Employee. Predisposed. to. Being. Motivated? Psychologists have postulated that some employees are more predisposed to being motivated than are others.
Michael Aamodt, 2009
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Alcohol, Nutrition And the Nervous System
and non-predisposed to ethanol consumption in a dose of 2.5 g/kg somewhat decreases the number of low-affinity opiate receptors in the cortex of the large hemispheres in the rats predisposed to ethanol consumption, and increases the ...
Simone Parvez, 1985
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Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological ...
So, we are asked to believe, people genetically predisposed to be mad are also genetically predisposed to perceive racism or be disturbed by it. Genetic inferiority Indeed, higher rates of a supposedly genetically based `illness' in certain ...
John Read, Loren R. Mosher, Richard P. Bentall, 2004
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Alcohol and Behaviour: Basic and Clinical Aspects
In contrast, the hypothalamus serotonin content was seen to decrease in predisposed rats, but to increase in non-predisposed rats. A similar effect of serotonergic activation was observed in the brain stem and blood in both groups. Electrolytic ...
Hélène Ollat, Simone Parvez, Hasan Parvez, 1990
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Breed Predispositions to Disease in Dogs and Cats
0 Also known as enostosis, eosinophilic panosteitis 0 Common 0 Young males predisposed 0 Odds ratio 1.9 (compared to mixed breeds) (LaFond, Breur 8: Austin 2002) Shoulder osteochondrosis 0 Males predisposed 0 Age of onset usually ...
Alex Gough, Alison Thomas, 2013
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Oral Cancer Metastasis
The clonal selection in a predisposed background model (Fig. 4.3c) can justify seemingly disparate data indicating that gene expression profiles within the primary tumor can predict metastases as well as data showing that metastatic lesions ...
Jeffrey Myers, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREDISPOSED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term predisposed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Perry bashed immigrants before Trump
“Every immigrant here illegally has already broken a law, though that doesn't mean they are predisposed to crime,” Riley added. «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
2
Celebrity Chef evangelizes Northern Michigan's beauty
“I am probably the easiest restaurant customer because my favorite thing to eat is anything someone else makes, so I am already predisposed ... «Lansing State Journal, Jul 15»
3
Lead cases plummet in Minneapolis
“While lead is not predisposed to attack any one individual, we find there are some communities being affected more than others,” he said. Erin. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Can John Boehners House and Mitch McConnells Senate just get …
... despite a pair of like-minded leaders in House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who are predisposed to ... «Politico, Jul 15»
5
For Being A Republican, I Helped Create Donald Trump?
... (a prospect less likely than finding life on Pluto) I and many others predisposed to vote for a Republican may find ourselves voting for Hillary. «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
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Best beers from the Michigan Summer Beer Festival
I am predisposed to love ginger, so I'm willing to entertain alternate viewpoints. My favorite 5 from Michigan Summer Beer Festival: * Gilligan's ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
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How Hiking Leads to Happiness
... Being in a natural environment taps into an unconscious part of our selves that are predisposed from ancient times to thrive in natural settings ... «Men's Journal, Jul 15»
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Ancient Greeks were wary of zombies, Pitt archaeologist finds
... Ms. Weaver found that ancient Greek society's belief in the supernatural extended to convictions that certain individuals were predisposed, ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Community lends a big hand to help find 'Guinness' the dog
She said a dog can be predisposed to high anxiety around loud noises through its genetics or through past trauma. “The biggest thing is to be ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
10
Building deal will have to suit
Others are predisposed to believe everything they hear. That is why internet scammers make a fortune. That is why snake oil merchants have ... «Gisborne Herald, Jul 15»

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