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Meaning of 'preoccupy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Preoccupy [ v. t.]
- To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held.
- To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.

Meaning of 'preoccupy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . preoccupy [ v]
Meaning (1):
- engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
Example in sentence:
  • His work preoccupies him;
  • The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else
Meaning (2):
- occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
Example in sentence:
  • the army preoccupied the hills

Nearby Words:

pre- preaccusation preace preach preached preacher preachership preachify preaching preachman

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