Dictionary Definition
prepossess
Verb
1 possess beforehand
2 cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his
failure prepossesses him"
3 make a positive impression (on someone)
beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"
4 influence (somebody's) opinion in advance [syn:
prejudice]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
prepossess- To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of.
- 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.
Translations
to preoccupy, as ground or land
- Greek: προκαταλαμβάνω
to preoccupy, as the mind or heart
- Greek: προκαταλαμβάνω
References
Synonyms, Antonyms 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, monopolize, occupy, overrun, preempt, preengage, prejudice, prejudice against,
prejudice the issue, preoccupy, requisition, sit on,
soak, squat on, subjugate, sway, take all of, take it all,
take over, take possession of, take up, twist, usurp, warp