prepossess

ˌpriːpəˈzɛs

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Definition of prepossess - Reverso English Dictionary

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bias

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influence someone's opinion in advance

Dated

Her charm prepossessed him in her favor.

bias

predispose

first meeting

Dated

make a positive impression beforehand

Dated

His kindness prepossessed the committee.

bias

impress

influence

attention capture

Dated

occupy the mind beforehand to the exclusion of other thoughts

Dated

The idea of winning prepossessed his thoughts all day..

engross

preoccupy

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Origin of prepossess

Latin, prae (before) + possidere (to possess)

Examples of prepossess in a sentence

His reputation prepossessed the jury before the trial began.
Her reputation prepossessed the interviewers.
The artist's portfolio prepossessed the gallery owners.
His mind was prepossessed with worries about the future.
She found it hard to focus as the upcoming event prepossessed her thoughts.

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French:prédisposer, impressionner favorablement, ...
German:beeinflussen, beeindrucken, ...
Italian:predisporre, fare una buona impressione, ...
Spanish:predisponer, impresionar, ...
Portuguese:influenciar, cativar, ...
Chinese:使...产生好感, 给人留下好印象, ...
Japanese:先入観を与える, 良い印象を与える, ...
Arabic:أَثَّرَ عليه مسبقًا, أَثَّرَ إِيجَابِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁפִּיעַ מֵרֹאשׁ, לְהַרְשִׁים, ...
Russian:склонять, расположить, ...
Ukrainian:впливати, справляти враження, ...
Hindi:प्रभावित करना, प्रभावशाली बनाना, ...
Bengali:প্রভাবিত করা, ইতিবাচক প্রভাব ফেলা, ...
Catalan:predisposar, captivar, ...
Czech:předem ovlivnit, zapůsobit, ...
Danish:forudindtage, imponere, ...
Dutch:beïnvloeden, een goede indruk maken, ...
Greek:προκαταλαμβάνω, εντυπωσιάζω, ...
Hungarian:elfogulttá tenni, megnyerni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យមានទស្សនៈលម្អៀងជាមុន, ធ្វើឲ្យមានចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍ល្អ, ...
Korean:선입견을 주다, 주다, ...
Persian:تغییر داد, تأثیر مثبت گذاشت, ...
Polish:wpłynąć na opinię, zrobić wrażenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):influenciar, impressionar, ...
Romanian:a părtini, a impresiona, ...
Swedish:påverka, göra ett positivt intryck, ...
Thai:มีอิทธิพล, สร้างความประทับใจ, ...
Turkish:etkilemek, izlenim bırakmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm có thiện cảm, tạo ấn tượng tốt, ...

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