Prepossess

Verb

1. Chiefly followed by by or with: to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things.
2. To cause (someone) to have a previous inclination against, for, or to something; to bias or prejudice; specifically, to induce in (someone) a favourable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.
3. To cause (someone) to think a certain way. To occupy or possess (something) beforehand. Chiefly followed by of or with: to cause (oneself) to obtain possession of something beforehand, or ahead of someone else.

   "to prepossess oneself of land"

4. To cause (someone) to think a certain way.
5. To occupy or possess (something) beforehand.