prepossess
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His aim is to explore the Antarctic coast south of Australia and prepossess it for his dominion.
From Time Magazine Archive
This did not prepossess her any more in favor of Luke Walton, whom she regarded as the rival and enemy of her son.
From Luke Walton by Horatio Alger
This was regarded as a threat, and did not help to prepossess the members favorably in regard to the feeling with which the king was to meet them.
From Charles I Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
The effect of it steals into his manner, and gait, and gives him an air of presenting himself, that is sure to prepossess in his favor.
From A Treatise on the Art of Dancing by Giovanni-Andrea Gallini
Prepossess′ing, tending to prepossess in one's favour: making a favourable impression.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
