- prepossess
- transitive verb Date: 1614 1. obsolete to take previous possession of 2. to cause to be preoccupied 3. to influence beforehand especially favorably
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Prepossess — Pre pos*sess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prepossessing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prepossess — index forejudge, preconceive, slant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prepossess — 1610s, to get possession of beforehand, from PRE (Cf. pre ) + POSSESS (Cf. possess). Meaning to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc. is from 1630s; specifically, to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something… … Etymology dictionary
prepossess — [prē΄pə zes′] vt. 1. Obs. to take or occupy beforehand or before another 2. to preoccupy beforehand to the exclusion of later thoughts, feelings, etc. 3. to prejudice or bias, esp. favorably 4. to impress favorably at once prepossession n … English World dictionary
prepossess unfavorably — index prejudice (influence) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prepossess — /pree peuh zes /, v.t. 1. to possess or dominate mentally beforehand, as a prejudice does. 2. to prejudice or bias, esp. favorably. 3. to impress favorably beforehand or at the outset. [1605 15; PRE + POSSESS] * * * … Universalium
prepossess — verb a) To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. b) To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to… … Wiktionary
prepossess — Synonyms and related words: absorb, adopt, appropriate, arrogate, assume, bend, bias, busy, colonize, conquer, distort, engage, engross, enslave, hog, imbue, immerse, indent, influence, involve, jaundice, jump a claim, make free with, make use of … Moby Thesaurus
prepossess — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To cause to have a prejudiced view: bias, jaundice, prejudice, warp. See AFFECT, STRAIGHT … English dictionary for students
prepossess — pre·pos·sess || ‚prɪËpÉ™ zes v. acquire confidence, acquire trust; impress beforehand … English contemporary dictionary
