prepossess

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb possess beforehand
  2. verb cause to be preoccupied
  3. verb make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand

Etymology

From pre- (prefix meaning ‘before, earlier in time’) + possess. Cognates * Late Latin prepossessus (“seized beforehand”)

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