prepossess
prepossess
Definition
pre·pos·sess (prē′pə zes′)
transitive verb
- Obsolete to take or occupy beforehand or before another
- to preoccupy beforehand to the exclusion of later thoughts, feelings, etc.
- to prejudice or bias, esp. favorably
- to impress favorably at once
prepossess
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- not: They are for the most part Byronic and Tom Mooreish, and do not prepossess us with their faded smartness.
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