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Antonyms for prepossess


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pree-puh-zes
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri pəˈzɛs



Definition of prepossess

Origin :
  • 1610s, "to get possession of beforehand," from pre- + possess. Meaning "to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc." is from 1630s; specifically, "to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something" (1640s). Related: Prepossessed; prepossessing.
  • As in prejudice : verb influence another's beliefs without basis, information
  • As in bias : verb cause to favor
  • As in jaundice : verb bias
Example sentences :
  • Their thin and pallid faces did not prepossess me in favour of the life they were leading.
  • Extract from : « Dick Cheveley » by W. H. G. Kingston
  • But again I ask, do not strive to prepossess me against him.
  • Extract from : « My Novel, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • All this formed an ensemble which did not prepossess one in his favor.
  • Extract from : « Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII) » by Charles Paul de Kock
  • The first view I had of this individual did not prepossess me in his favour.
  • Extract from : « Sheilah McLeod » by Guy Boothby
  • I saw him again, as you shall hear, but he failed to prepossess me in his favour.
  • Extract from : « Captain Macedoine's Daughter » by William McFee
  • What we hear of Frisby Morton does not tend to prepossess us in his favor.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Quarles » by Percy James Brebner
  • This was a measure which I could not but approve, and endeavoured by some small presents to prepossess our couriers in our favour.
  • Extract from : « Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 » by Alexander Mackenzie
  • If you prepossess your mind with a theme, you do not give him an even chance.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 » by Various
  • He was a tall, fine-looking man, thin and not badly made, but there was something in his face which did not prepossess one.
  • Extract from : « Wild Margaret » by Geraldine Fleming
  • He was a tall, stout fellow, but of a low and brutish appearance, which did not prepossess one in his favor.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne

Synonyms for prepossess

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