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preoccupy
to fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects
preoccupy
{v} to get or have first possession
preoccupy
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"
preoccupy
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"
preoccupy
To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice
preoccupy
To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held
preoccupy
If something is preoccupying you, you are thinking about it a lot. Crime and the fear of crime preoccupy the community. if something preoccupies someone, they think or worry about it a lot
preoccupy
To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere
preoccupy
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills
preoccupy
{f} reflect, meditate on, think; worry, bother; prepossess, appropriate in advance (property)
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