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prepossess: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"; cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"; possess beforehand

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preempt collapse: make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge; acquire for oneself before others can do so; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land); take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

accroach collapse

arrogate collapse: make undue claims to having

adopt collapse: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"; take up and practice as one's own; choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

usurp collapse: take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

colonize collapse: settle as colonists or establish a colony (in); "The British colonized the East Coast"; settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"

take over collapse: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies; free someone temporarily from his or her obligations

hog collapse: domestic swine; a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared; a person regarded as greedy and pig-like; take greedily; take more than one's share

preoccupy collapse: 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"; occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"

conquer collapse: overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

enslave collapse: make a slave of; bring into servitude

sit on collapse

subjugate collapse: make subservient; force to submit or subdue

jaundice collapse: yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia; affect with, or as if with, jaundice; distort adversely; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment"

requisition collapse: an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition"; the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use; make a formal request for official services; demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

distort collapse

occupy collapse: live (in a certain place); occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"

prejudice collapse: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance; disadvantage by prejudice

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