Prepossess
Pronunciation : Pre`pos*sess"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Prepossessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Prepossessing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913