All 3 Uses of
prepossess
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- He readily acceded to the proposal, and appeared to be prepossessed by the frank good-nature of the individual from whom it emanated.†
Chpt 6 *
- In fact, Miss Knag had conceived an incipient affection for Kate Nickleby, after witnessing her failure that morning, and this short conversation with her superior increased the favourable prepossession to a most surprising extent; which was the more remarkable, as when she first scanned that young lady's face and figure, she had entertained certain inward misgivings that they would never agree.†
Chpt 18
- Kate had never said a word about having met either of these gentlemen; 'that,' she thought, 'argues that she is strongly prepossessed in favour of one of them.'†
Chpt 26
Definition:
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(prepossess) to be preoccupied
or:
to influence opinion ahead of time