prepossessed

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Prepossess \Pre`pos*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prepossessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Prepossessing.] [1913 Webster]

1.To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2.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. [1913 Webster]

It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord general.— Evelyn.[1913 Webster]
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