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"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."
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"(by extension) 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."
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"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."
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"(by extension) 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."
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "podkupátʹ",
"sense": "to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things",
"word": "подкупа́ть"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to preoccupy (someone) in an emotional or mental way, so as to preclude other things",
"word": "подкупи́ть"
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