prepossess

== English == === Etymology === From pre- (prefix meaning ‘before, earlier in time’) +‎ possess. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɹiːpəˈzɛs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɹipəˈzɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs Hyphenation: pre‧pos‧sess === Verb === prepossess (third-person singular simple present prepossesses, present participle prepossessing, simple past and past participle prepossessed) (transitive) Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things. (by extension) To cause (someone) to have a previous inclination against, for, or to something; to bias or prejudice; specifically, to induce in (someone) a favourable opinion beforehand, or at the outset. (obsolete) To cause (someone) to think a certain way. To occupy or possess (something) beforehand. (reflexive, chiefly passive voice) Chiefly followed by of or with: to cause (oneself) to obtain possession of something beforehand, or ahead of someone else. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “prepossess”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.