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 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 Abbott, Jacob

It is good-breeding alone that can prepossess people in your favour at first sight, more time being necessary to discover greater talents.

From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Hartley, Cecil B.

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

She presented me, with great formality, to a youth, whose appearance did not greatly prepossess me in favour of his judgement.

From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden