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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Prepossess (0.00915 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Prepossess.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: prepossess
prepossess
v 1: possess beforehand
2: cause to be preoccupied;
“The idea of his failure
prepossesses him”
3: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand;
“A
prepossessing appearance”
4: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance [syn:
prejudice]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Prepossess
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.
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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.
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It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord
general. --Evelyn.
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