preoccupy vs prepossess

preoccupy and prepossess both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preoccupy	No	No	Yes	No
prepossess	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, prepossess is a hyponym of preoccupy; that is, prepossess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than preoccupy:

preoccupy: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
prepossess: cause to be preoccupied

Other hyponyms of preoccupy include ghost, haunt, obsess.

preoccupy (verb)	prepossess (verb)
engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively	influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance	cause to be preoccupied
	make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand
	possess beforehand