PREPOSSESS


Meaning of PREPOSSESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprē-pə-ˈzes also ]

-ˈses transitive verb

Date: 1614

1. obsolete : to take previous possession of

2. : to cause to be preoccupied

3. : to influence beforehand especially favorably

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.