Definition of preoccupy Preoccupy
/pɹiɑˈkjʌpajˌ/ - [preeakyupay] - pre•oc•cu•py
We found 7 definitions of preoccupy from 5 different sources.
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What does preoccupy mean?
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| preoccupy - 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" | ||
| command, control make someone do something | ||
| obsess, ghost, haunt be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight" | ||
| prepossess make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance" | ||
| preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" | ||
| usurp, arrogate, seize, take over, assume take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- preoccupy (Verb)
To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- preoccupy (v. t.)
To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. - preoccupy (v. t.)
To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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preoccupy
prē-ok′ū-pī, v.t. to occupy or take possession of beforehand: to fill beforehand or with prejudices.—ns. Prēoc′cupancy, the act or the right of occupying beforehand; Prēoc′cupant, a prior occupant.—v.t. Prēoc′cupāte (Bacon), to occupy before others.—n. Prēoccupā′tion.—adj. Prēoc′cupied, already occupied: lost in thought, abstracted
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🔤- preoccupy, verb, present, 1st person singular of preoccupy (infinitive).
- preoccupy, verb (infinitive).
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