Meaning of PREPOSSESS
| Pronunciation: | | `preepu'zes
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- [v] influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
- [v] make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"
- [v] cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"
- [v] possess beforehand
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| | Synonyms: | | prejudice |
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| | See Also: | | act upon, bias, have, impress, influence, own, possess, predetermine, preoccupy, work | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre`pos*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepossessed};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Prepossessing}.]
1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous
possession of. --Dryden.
2. 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
induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord
general. --Evelyn.
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