prepossessed
pəˈzɛs verb (used with object)
1.
to possess or dominate mentally beforehand, as a prejudice does.
2.
to prejudice or bias, especially favorably.
3.
to impress favorably beforehand or at the outset.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to preoccupy or engross mentally |
| 2. | to influence in advance for or against a person or thing; prejudice; bias |
| 3. | to make a favourable impression on beforehand |
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Word Origin & History
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
meaning "causing agreeable first impression" first recorded 1805.
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