| VERB | possession | prepossess | possess beforehand |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | prepossess | cause to be preoccupied | |
| emotion | prepossess | make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand | |
| cognition | prepossess, prejudice | influence (somebody's) opinion in advance |
| Meaning | possess beforehand. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | own, have, possess | Have ownership or possession of |
| Spanish | predisponer | |
| Catalan | predisposar | |
| Meaning | Cause to be preoccupied. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The idea of his failure prepossesses him" | |
| Broader | preoccupy | Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively |
| Meaning | make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "A prepossessing appearance" | |
| Broader | impress | impress positively |
| Spanish | influir, predisponer | |
| Meaning | Influence (somebody's) opinion in advance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | prejudice | |
| Narrower | bias, predetermine | Cause to be biased |
| bias | Influence in an unfair way | |
| Broader | influence, act upon, work | Have and exert influence or effect |
| Spanish | predisponer | |
| Catalan | predisposar | |
| Nouns | prepossession | an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence |
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