'Prepossess' definitions:
Definition of 'prepossess'
From: WordNet
verb
Possess beforehand
verb
Cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"
verb
Make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"
verb
Influence (somebody's) opinion in advance [syn: prejudice, prepossess]
Definition of 'Prepossess'
From: GCIDE
- Prepossess \Pre`pos*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepossessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Prepossessing.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord general. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prepossess'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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