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S: (v) prepossess (prepossess%2:40:00::) (possess beforehand)
S: (v) prepossess (prepossess%2:37:00::) (cause to be preoccupied) "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"

S: (v) preoccupy (preoccupy%2:37:00::) (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively) "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"

S: (v) control (control%2:41:00::), command (command%2:41:00::) (exercise authoritative control or power over) "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

S: (v) prepossess (prepossess%2:37:01::) (make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand) "A prepossessing appearance"
S: (v) prejudice (prejudice%2:31:00::), prepossess (prepossess%2:31:00::) (influence (somebody's) opinion in advance)

S: (v) influence (influence%2:41:00::), act upon (act_upon%2:41:00::), work (work%2:41:10::) (have and exert influence or effect) "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

S: (v) prejudice (prejudice%2:31:00::), prepossess (prepossess%2:31:00::) (influence (somebody's) opinion in advance)
S: (v) imprint (imprint%2:41:00::), form (form%2:41:02::) (establish or impress firmly in the mind) "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
S: (v) militate (militate%2:41:00::) (have force or influence; bring about an effect or change) "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
S: (v) manipulate (manipulate%2:41:00::), pull strings (pull_strings%2:41:00::), pull wires (pull_wires%2:41:00::) (influence or control shrewdly or deviously) "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"
S: (v) color (color%2:41:00::), colour (colour%2:41:02::) (modify or bias) "His political ideas color his lectures"
S: (v) swing (swing%2:41:01::), swing over (swing_over%2:41:00::) (influence decisively) "This action swung many votes over to his side"
S: (v) blackmail (blackmail%2:41:00::), blackjack (blackjack%2:41:00::), pressure (pressure%2:41:01::) (exert pressure on someone through threats)
S: (v) carry (carry%2:41:02::), persuade (persuade%2:41:00::), sway (sway%2:41:00::) (win approval or support for) "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
S: (v) get at (get_at%2:41:00::) (influence by corruption)
S: (v) fix (fix%2:41:04::) (influence an event or its outcome by illegal means) "fix a race"
S: (v) dominate (dominate%2:42:01::) (be in control) "Her husband completely dominates her"

W: (n) prejudice (prejudice%1:09:01::) [Related to: prejudice] (a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)

W: (n) prepossession (prepossession%1:09:00::) [Related to: prepossess] (an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence) "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"