prepossess
/ˌpriːpəˈzɛs/verb
1To cause (a person) to be preoccupied with or by a feeling, notion, etc.; to preoccupy with or by; to imbue, inspire, or affect strongly beforehand.
2 [with object] To influence (a person) in advance against or in favour of a person or thing; to bias, prejudice. Now also frequently: to make a favourable impression on.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Heywood (c1573–1641), playwright and poet. From pre- + possess.
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- demonstrative
- demonstrative adjective
- demonstrative adverb
- demonstrative determiner
- demonstrative legacy
- demonstratively
- demonstrativeness
- demonstrative pronoun
- demonstrative root
- demonstrative syllogism
- demonstrator
- demonstratorship
- demonstratory
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- demonym
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- demophile
- demophilism
- demoralise
- demoralised
- demoralization