Dictionary Entry
prepossess
prepossess is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of.
- 2transitive verb
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.
- 3verb
influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
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- 4verb
make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand
"A prepossessing appearance"
- 5verb
cause to be preoccupied
"The idea of his failure prepossesses him"
- 6verb
possess beforehand
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