Pre`pos*sess" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Prepossessed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Prepossessing.]
1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take
previous possession of. Dryden.
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.
It created him enemies, and prepossessed the
lord general.
Evelyn.