prepossess
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transitive verb \ˌprē-pə-ˈzes also -ˈses\Definition of PREPOSSESS
1
obsolete : to take previous possession of
2
: to cause to be preoccupied
3
: to influence beforehand especially favorably
First Known Use of PREPOSSESS
1614
Rhymes with PREPOSSESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
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