p 3 r 1 e 1 p 3 o 1 s 1 s 1 e 1 s 1 s 1 i 1 n 1 g 2
13 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb possess beforehand
verb cause to be preoccupied
verb make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand
originFrom prepossess + -ing. Attested in 1610s with the meaning of "getting possession of (ground or land) beforehand". The meaning "to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc." developed in 1630s, acquiring by the 40s of the same century the meaning of "to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something, preoccupy the mind or heart of".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- repossessing 15
- soppinesses 15
- gossippers 15
- oppressing 15
- prepossess 14
- gossipper 14
- preposing 14
- prosinesses 13
- possessing 13
- oppresses 13
- peperonis 13
- soppiness 13