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adj
Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Causing prejudice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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verb
present participle and gerund of prepossess
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
creating a favorable impression
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From prepossess + -ing. Attested in 1610s with the meaning of "getting possession of (ground or land) beforehand". The meaning "to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc." developed in 1630s, acquiring by the 40s of the same century the meaning of "to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something, preoccupy the mind or heart of".
Across languages
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