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preoccupy

DEFINITIONS OF: preoccupy

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v 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”
Types:
ghost, haunt, obsess
haunt like a ghost; pursue
prepossess
cause to be preoccupied
Type of:
command, control
exercise authoritative control or power over

v occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance

“the army preoccupied the hills”
Type of:
arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
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