PREPOSSESS
\pɹɪpəzˈɛs], \pɹɪpəzˈɛs], \p_ɹ_ɪ_p_ə_z_ˈɛ_s]\
Definitions of PREPOSSESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
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make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"
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cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"
By Princeton University
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influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
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make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"
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cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To fill (the mind) beforehand so as to shut out other thoughts; hence, to lead to a favorable opinion beforehand.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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