English Dictionary

prepossess

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌpɹiːpəˈzɛs/

動詞

他動詞 広義 廃用 受動態 再帰形

Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.

日本語の意味

感情や精神面で相手の心を先取りして、その他の考えや感情を妨げる（没頭させる） / 相手に先入観や偏った印象を与え、他の意見や感情を占める

The director's charisma tends to prepossess audiences with a sense of wonder, overshadowing the flaws in the production.

その監督のカリスマ性は観客を不思議な驚きで夢中にさせることが多く、作品の欠点を隠してしまう。

意味（1）

Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.

[I]ndeed the Legate [Alberic of Ostia]came not vvith a virgin-judgement, but raviſhed vvith prejudice; being prepoſſeſſed vvith this intent to diſpoſſeſſe him [Rodolphus, or Ralph of Domfront] of his place.

意味（2）

(by extension) 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.

So Juſtice, which ſhould runne downe like a ſtreame, though it ariſeth out of a pure Fountaine, out of the breaſt of a ſincere and incorrupted Judge; yet if formerly it hath paſſed through the Mines of Gold and Silver, I meane, through bad Servants, who have taken bribes to prepoſſeſſe the Judge their Maſter with the prejudice of falſe informations, Juſtice hereby may be ſtrangely perverted and corrupted.

意味（3）

To cause (someone) to think a certain way.

[T]his brief Inventory I have here given as preparatory to vvhat follovvs, and to pre-poſſeſs the Reader, 1. That a natural Indagation according to the light of natural Reaſon touching the Origination of ſuch a Creature as this, is no contemptible or unvvorthy enquiry.

意味（4）

To occupy or possess (something) beforehand.

All paſſages out of their campe Martius [Gaius Lucius Marcius Septimus] hath prepoſſeſſed, ſo that there is no vvay to eſcape, ſaue by leaping dovvne the Rampart: […]

意味（5）

(reflexive, chiefly passive) Chiefly followed by of or with: to cause (oneself) to obtain possession of something beforehand, or ahead of someone else.

to prepossess oneself of land

prepossesses （ present singular third-person ）

prepossessing （ participle present ）

prepossessed （ participle past ）

prepossessed （ past ）