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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb Preoccupy has 2 senses
- preoccupy(v = verb.emotion) - 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" is one way to command, control
- preoccupy(v = verb.possession) - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" is one way to arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp
Derived forms noun preoccupancy1, noun preoccupation2, noun preoccupation1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody
Derived form noun preoccupation3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
- To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. [1913 Webster]
- To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice. [1913 Webster]"I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave something to reflections than to preoccupy his judgment." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Preoccupy, v.tr. (-ies, -ied)
1 (of a thought etc.) dominate or engross the mind of (a person) to the exclusion of other thoughts.
2 (as preoccupied adj.) otherwise engrossed; mentally distracted.
3 occupy beforehand.
1 (of a thought etc.) dominate or engross the mind of (a person) to the exclusion of other thoughts.
2 (as preoccupied adj.) otherwise engrossed; mentally distracted.
3 occupy beforehand.
Etymology
PRE- + OCCUPY, after L praeoccupare seize beforehand
THESAURUS
Preoccupy
absorb, absorb the attention, adopt, appropriate, arrest, arrogate, assume, beset, catch, charm, colonize, come uppermost, compel, conquer, drive, enchant, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts, engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enslave, enthrall, exercise, fascinate, fill the mind, grab, grip, hog, hold, hold spellbound, hold the interest, hypnotize, immerse, impel, indent, infatuate, involve, involve the interest, jump a claim, make free with, make use of, mesmerize, monopolize, monopolize the thoughts, not let go, obsess, obsess the mind, occupy, occupy the attention, occupy the mind, overrun, possess, preempt, preengage, prepossess, requisition, seize the mind, sit on, spellbind, squat on, subjugate, take all of, take it all, take over, take possession of, take up, usurp
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