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prepossess vs predetermine

predetermine vs prepossess

prepossess and predetermine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prepossess No No Yes No
predetermine No No Yes No
As verbs, predetermine is a hyponym of prepossess; that is, predetermine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prepossess:
  • prepossess: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
  • predetermine: cause to be biased
Other hyponyms of prepossess include bias, bias.
prepossess (verb) predetermine (verb)
influence (somebody's) opinion in advance determine beforehand
cause to be preoccupied cause to be biased
make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand
possess beforehand
Difference between prepossess and predetermine

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