prepossess

tr.v., -sessed, -sess·ing, -sess·es.

1. To preoccupy the mind of to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings.
2. 1. To influence beforehand against or in favor of someone or something; prejudice.
   2. To impress favorably in advance.

verb

To cause to have a prejudiced view: bias, jaundice, prejudice, warp. See affect/ineffectiveness, straight/bent.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: possess beforehand

Meaning #2: cause to be preoccupied

Meaning #3: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand

Meaning #4: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
  Synonym: prejudice

---

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forudindtage

Nederlands (Dutch)
(bij voorbaat) beïnvloeden, aantrekkelijk maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - préoccuper, influencer

Deutsch (German)
v. - erfüllen, einnehmen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απορροφώ εντελώς, προδιαθέτω ευνοϊκά

Italiano (Italian)
disporre, influire su

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pré-possuir, predispor

Русский (Russian)
располагать (к себе), отдавать предпочтение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - predisponer, preocupar, obsesionar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - påverka, inge, fylla med

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使预先产生, 预先拥有, 使产生印象

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使預先產生, 預先擁有, 使產生印象

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 미리 일으키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 好感を持たせる, 心にしみ込む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) استهواه فجعله يميل أو يتحيز سلفا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮רכש לב, הקסים, הרשים, העניק תחושה טובה‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.