Complete Definition of "prepossess"

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English

Verb
prepossess

  1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of.
  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.

Translations
trans-top|to preoccupy, as ground or land
Greek: ��οκα�αλαμβάν�
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|to preoccupy, as the mind or heart
Greek: ��οκα�αλαμβάν�
trans-mid
trans-bottom

References
R:Webster 1913

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