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“disposed” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

disposed
towards anybody or anything), inclinatus ad (e.g., for peace, ad pacem): propensus ad aliquid (easily to be moved; e.g., to forgive, etc.): proclivis ad aliquid: pronus in aliquid or ad aliquid (easily giving way to; e.g., to anger, etc): animatus; affectus [animoj (filled with a certain sentiment, etc.): well-disposed to anybody, alicui amicus, propitius (the latter especially of the gods, seldom of men; Vid: Bremi, Nep., Dion., 9, 6): to be well-disposed towards a person, alicui favere; inclinatione voluntatis propendere in aliquem, amico erga aliquem animo affectum esse; amice cogitare de aliquo: not to be well-disposed, inimico or infesto in aliquem esse animo; alicui inimicum, infestum esse; aliquem odio habere; ab aliquo alienum esse: to be ill-disposed towards anybody, nolle alicui (not disposed to favor him as a public man): to be ill-disposed towards the stale, contra rempublicam sentire: I am disposed to do anything, animus inclinat, ut, etc.: not to feel disposed, ab aliqua re alienum esse or abhorrere: to render anybody disposed, alicujus animura inclinare ad aliquid; e.g., ad pacem: this makes me disposed to believe that, haec animum inclinant, ut credam, with accusative and infinitive: well or favorably disposed, bene animatus or affectus: those that are well disposed, boni; cives boni: melior pars civium (the better class, speaking of the well-disposed in the state): ill-disposed, male animatus; toward anybody (from envy, etc.), malevolus: the ill-disposed in the state, qui contra rempublicam sentiunt (i. e., hostilely disposed towards the state): rerum novarum studiosi (those in favor of a change in the existing order of things): inimici regis (the enemies of the king): to be disposed in such or such a manner, sic animo affectum esse; eo animo or ea mente esse (☞ on no account sic sentire): to be disposed in just the same manner, eodem animo or eadem mente esse: with regard to anything, idem sentire de re (to think or judge the same of anything): to be disposed towards a friend as one would be towards one’s own self, quemadmodum in se, sic in amicum animatum esse: not to feel disposed to do anything, abhorrere ab aliqua re facienda. I am disposed to believe, crediderim. ☞ I am disposed to think, etc., mag often be translated by haud scio an (or an non); nescio an, etc. I am disposed to prefer this, etc., haud scio an hoc - anteponendum dicam, etc. Vid: INCLINED.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for disposed?
The usual Latin words for “disposed” are animō, afficiō, propitius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.