prepossess

English Thesaurus

1. influence (somebody's) opinion in advance (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	act upon, influence, work,
definition	:	have and exert influence or effect (verb.social)

hyponym	:	bias, predetermine,
definition	:	cause to be biased (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	bias,
definition	:	influence in an unfair way (verb.competition)

2. make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	impress,
definition	:	impress positively (verb.emotion)

3. cause to be preoccupied (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	preoccupy,
definition	:	engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively (verb.emotion)

4. possess beforehand (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	have, own, possess,
definition	:	have ownership or possession of (verb.possession)

5. influence (somebody's) opinion in advance (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession,
definition	:	an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	bias, preconception, prejudice,
definition	:	a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession,
definition	:	an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	bias, preconception, prejudice,
definition	:	a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation (noun.cognition)