meaning of prepossess2
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.
3. influence somebodys opinion in advance
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