prepossess

1. (transitive)Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.

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2. (broadly, transitive)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.

3. (obsolete, transitive)To cause (someone) to think a certain way.

   cause to be preoccupied

4. (obsolete, transitive)To occupy or possess (something) beforehand.

   possess beforehand

5. (obsolete, reflexive, transitive)Chiefly followed by of or with: to cause (oneself) to obtain possession of something beforehand, or ahead of someone else.

   to prepossess oneself of land

1. He is prepossessed with an ill opinion.

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