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PREPOSSESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

Synonyms:

prejudice; prepossess

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "prepossess" is one way to...):

act upon; influence; work (have and exert influence or effect)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "prepossess"):

bias; predetermine (cause to be biased)

bias (influence in an unfair way)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

prepossession (an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand

Example:

A prepossessing appearance

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "prepossess" is one way to...):

impress (impress positively)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Cause to be preoccupied

Example:

The idea of his failure prepossesses him

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "prepossess" is one way to...):

preoccupy (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sense 4

Meaning:

Possess beforehand

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "prepossess" is one way to...):

have; own; possess (have ownership or possession of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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