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

Moreover, not only did the facility of conquering the French prepossess him in favour of this journal; but also the circumstance that it—cost him nothing.

From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas

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

He saw two young women in black;—but there was nothing to prepossess him about either of them.

From Ralph the Heir by Trollope, Anthony

Those who have nothing particular about them, excepting being noblemen--and it does prepossess people--have married the most beautiful girls.

From Withered Leaves. Vol. I. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von