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: Pâ Pæ Pè Pé Pœ P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
prepositional phrase |
prepositionally |
prepositive |
prepositor |
prepositure |
prepossess
| prepossessed
| prepossessing
| prepossession
| prepossessor
| preposterous
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prepossess
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb prepossess has 4 senses
- prepossess(v = verb.possession) Array - possess beforehand; Array is one way to have, own, possess
- prepossess(v = verb.emotion) Array - cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him" is one way to preoccupy
- prepossess(v = verb.emotion) Array - make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance" is one way to impress
- prepossess(v = verb.cognition) prejudice - influence (somebody's) opinion in advance; Array is one way to act upon, influence, work
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derived form noun prepossession2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
CIDE DICTIONARY
prepossess, v. t.
- To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 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." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
prepossess, v.tr.
1 (usu. in passive) (of an idea, feeling, etc.) take possession of (a person); imbue.
2 a prejudice (usu. favourably and spontaneously). b (as prepossessing adj.) attractive, appealing.
1 (usu. in passive) (of an idea, feeling, etc.) take possession of (a person); imbue.
2 a prejudice (usu. favourably and spontaneously). b (as prepossessing adj.) attractive, appealing.
Derivative
prepossession n.
THESAURUS
prepossess
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, warpROGET THESAURUS
prepossess
Misjudgment
VB misjudge, misestimate, misthink, misconjecture, misconceive, fly in the face of facts, miscalculate, misreckon, miscompute, overestimate, underestimate, prejudge, forejudge, presuppose, presume, prejudicate, dogmatize, have a bias, have only one idea, jurare in verba magistri, run away with the notion, jump to a conclusion, rush to a conclusion, leap to a conclusion, judge hastily, shoot from the hip, jump to conclusions, look only at one side of the shield, view with jaundiced eye, view through distorting spectacles, not see beyond one's nose, dare pondus fumo, get the wrong sow by the ear, give a bias, give a twist, bias, warp, twist, prejudice, prepossess.
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