Synonyms for prepossess
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pree-puh-zes |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpri pəˈzɛs |
Top 10 synonyms for prepossess Other synonyms for the word prepossess
- angle
- bend
- bent
- bigotry
- blemish
- chauvinism
- color
- damage
- dispose
- disposition
- favoritism
- flash
- head-set
- hurt
- illiberality
- inclination
- incline
- indoctrinate
- influence
- injure
- intolerance
- jaundice
- leaning
- make partial
- mar
- mind trip
- mind-set
- narrowmindedness
- one-sidedness
- penchant
- preconception
- predilection
- predisposition
- preference
- prepossess
- prepossession
- proclivity
- proneness
- propensity
- slant
- spin
- spoil
- standpoint
- sway
- tendency
- tilt
- turn
- twist
- undermine
- unfairness
- viewpoint
- vitiate
- warp
- weight
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for prepossess
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