Prepossess - meaning and definition. What is Prepossess
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What (who) is Prepossess - definition


Prepossess      
·vt To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous possession of.
II. Prepossess ·vt 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.
prepossess      
v. a.
1.
Preoccupy, have prior possession of.
2.
Bias, prejudice, give previous inclination to for or against.
possessed         
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Possessed (film); The Possessed; Possessed (movie); Possessed (disambiguation); The Possessed (film); Possessed (album)
1.
If someone is described as being possessed by an evil spirit, it is believed that their mind and body are controlled by an evil spirit.
She even claimed the couple's daughter was possessed by the devil...
ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ by n
2.
see also possess