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prepossess definition

pre·pos·sess (prē′pə zes′)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to take or occupy beforehand or before another
  2. to preoccupy beforehand to the exclusion of later thoughts, feelings, etc.
  3. to prejudice or bias, esp. favorably
  4. to impress favorably at once

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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