prepossess

Significat (Anglès)

  1. (transitive) Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To cause (someone) to have a previous inclination against, for, or to something; to bias or prejudice; specifically, to induce in (someone) a favourable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To cause (someone) to think a certain way.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To occupy or possess (something) beforehand.
  5. (obsolete, reflexive, transitive) Chiefly followed by of or with: to cause (oneself) to obtain possession of something beforehand, or ahead of someone else.

Conceptes

predisposar

Sinònims

prejudice
C2
impress
B2
bias
C2
appear
B1
cut
A1
give
A1
imbue
impact
B2
impinge
influence
B2
inspire
C1
kick in
move
A1
perplex
predispose
preoccupy
puzzle
C1
redound
seem
A2
smell
A2
👃
strike
B1
weigh
C1
win
A2
work
A1
act
A2

pre-engage

act upon
affect
B2
Traduccions

προκαταλαμβάνω

predisponer

προδιαθέτω ευμενώς

προδιαθέτω ευνοϊκά

nuire
préjuger
préjugé
influir
imbuir

meşgul etmek

zihin meşguliyeti

إشغل

zihnini işgal etmek

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˌpɹiːpəˈzɛs/
Etimologia (Anglès)

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

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