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
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 Thomas Carlyle
From this company, most of whom conduct themselves in manner which fails to prepossess us, Mrs. Beauchamp Brown alone emerges with a distinct identity.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 by Various
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
In fact, my appearance was by no means calculated to prepossess people in my favour.
From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
