prepossess

[ pree-puh-zes ]

/ ˌpri pəˈzɛs /

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verb (used with object)

to possess or dominate mentally beforehand, as a prejudice does.

to prejudice or bias, especially favorably.

to impress favorably beforehand or at the outset.

Origin of prepossess

First recorded in 1605–15; pre- + possess

Words nearby prepossess

preposition, prepositional phrase, prepositional verb, prepositive, prepositor, prepossess, prepossessing, prepossession, preposterous, prepotency, prepotent

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Example sentences from the Web for prepossess

I am not going to prepossess you against even our village scold, by telling her name.
Deerbrook|Harriet Martineau
Good-breeding alone can prepossess people in our favour at first sight; more time being necessary to discover greater talents.
The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant|John Hamilton Moore
The neighbourhood of Badajoz did not prepossess me much in favour of the country which I had just entered.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow
But again I ask, do not strive to prepossess me against him.
My Novel, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Neither did the puff preliminary, which heralded the appearance of this volume, prepossess us strongly in its favour.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various

British Dictionary definitions for prepossess

prepossess

/ (ˌpriːpəˈzɛs) /

verb (tr)

to preoccupy or engross mentally

to influence in advance for or against a person or thing; prejudice; bias

to make a favourable impression on beforehand

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单词	prepossess
释义	prepossess [ pree-puh-zes ] / ˌpri pəˈzɛs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prepossess ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to possess or dominate mentally beforehand, as a prejudice does. to prejudice or bias, especially favorably. to impress favorably beforehand or at the outset. Origin of prepossess First recorded in 1605–15; pre- + possess Words nearby prepossess preposition, prepositional phrase, prepositional verb, prepositive, prepositor, prepossess, prepossessing, prepossession, preposterous, prepotency, prepotent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prepossess I am not going to prepossess you against even our village scold, by telling her name. Deerbrook\|Harriet Martineau Good-breeding alone can prepossess people in our favour at first sight; more time being necessary to discover greater talents. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant\|John Hamilton Moore The neighbourhood of Badajoz did not prepossess me much in favour of the country which I had just entered. The Bible in Spain\|George Borrow But again I ask, do not strive to prepossess me against him. My Novel, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Neither did the puff preliminary, which heralded the appearance of this volume, prepossess us strongly in its favour. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846\|Various British Dictionary definitions for prepossess prepossess / (ˌpriːpəˈzɛs) / verb (tr) to preoccupy or engross mentally to influence in advance for or against a person or thing; prejudice; bias to make a favourable impression on beforehand Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to prepossess hinder, harm, prejudge, skew, slant, distort, impair, bias, predispose, poison, sway, undermine, vitiate, prejudice, incline, angle, injure, color, indoctrinate, dispose
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prepossess

verb (used with object)

Origin of prepossess

Words nearby prepossess

Example sentences from the Web for prepossess

British Dictionary definitions for prepossess

verb (tr)

Words related to prepossess