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Preoccupy   /priˈɑkjəpˌaɪ/   Listen
Preoccupy

verb
(past & past part. preoccupied; pres. part. preoccupying)
1.
Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively.  "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"
2.
Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance.






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Words linked to "Preoccupy" :   prepossess, assume, preoccupation, control, seize, arrogate, preoccupancy, obsess, usurp, take over, haunt, ghost, command



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