About The Word Preoccupy
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Preoccupy
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What's The Definition Of Preoccupy?
[v] engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else"
[v] occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills" Synonyms | Synonyms for Preoccupy: Related Terms | Find terms related to Preoccupy: See Also | appropriate | capture | command | conquer | control | ghost | haunt | obsess | prepossess | seize | take over | usurp Preoccupy In Webster's Dictionary \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied}
(-p[=i]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F.
pr['e]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.]
1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a
country not before held.
2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention
of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.
I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave
something to reflections than to preoccupy his
judgment. --Arbuthnot.
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