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In literature, the word "prepossess" is often employed to convey the act of shaping someone's initial impressions or attitudes in a deliberate way. For instance, in Friedrich Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil," the term appears in a rhetorical query—"You want to prepossess him in your favour?" [1]—which criticizes the manipulation of early perceptions to secure approval or trust. In this context, the word suggests more than mere persuasion; it implies an underlying strategy aimed at subtly biasing judgment before even engaging with the deeper qualities of a person or idea.
  1. "You want to prepossess him in your favour?
    — from Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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