English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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 unfavorably — index prejudice (influence) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prepossess — transitive verb Date: 1614 1. obsolete to take previous possession of 2. to cause to be preoccupied 3. to influence beforehand especially favorably … New Collegiate 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
