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Prepossess
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prepossess
1614, "to get possession of beforehand," from pre- + possess (q.v.). Meaning "to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc." is from 1639; specifically, "to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something" (1647). Prepossessing is from 1642 in sense of "causing prejudice;" opposite
EXPANDmeaning "causing agreeable first impression" first recorded 1805.
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