prepossess
Example Sentences
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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
In fact, my appearance was by no means calculated to prepossess people in my favour.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
I saw him again, as you shall hear, but he failed to prepossess me in his favour.
From Captain Macedoine's Daughter by McFee, William
The two known traits, which largely comprehend the private life of Churchill, do not prepossess one in his favour.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various
I am not going to prepossess you against even our village scold, by telling her name.
From Deerbrook by Martineau, Harriet
