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Prepossessed
(gcide) | Prepossess \Pre`pos*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepossessed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Prepossessing.]
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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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Prepossessed
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord
general. --Evelyn.
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Unprepossessed
(gcide) | Unprepossessed \Unprepossessed\
See prepossessed. |
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