Bible Dictionaries
Prepossess
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of.
(2):
(v. t.) To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prepossess'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/prepossess.html. 1828.