Preoccupy
11preoccupy — transitive verb Etymology: Latin praeoccupare, literally, to seize in advance, from prae + occupare to seize, occupy Date: 1567 1. to engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or preferentially 2. to take possession of or fill… …
12preoccupy — preoccupier, n. /pree ok yeuh puy /, v.t., preoccupied, preoccupying. 1. to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things. 2. to occupy beforehand or before others. [1560 70; PRE + OCCUPY] * * * …
13preoccupy — Synonyms and related words: absorb, absorb the attention, adopt, appropriate, arrest, arrogate, assume, beset, catch, charm, colonize, come uppermost, compel, conquer, drive, enchant, engage, engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the… …
14preoccupy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To occupy the full attention of: absorb, consume, engross, immerse, monopolize. See AWARENESS, EXCITE …
15preoccupy — pre|oc|cu|py [pri:ˈɔkjupaı US ˈa:k ] v past tense and past participle preoccupied present participle preoccupying third person singular preoccupies [T] formal if something preoccupies someone, they think or worry about it a lot …
16preoccupy — pre|oc|cu|py [ pri akjə,paı ] verb transitive if something preoccupies you, you think about it a lot or it uses a lot of your time …
17preoccupy — pre·oc·cu·py || ‚prÉªË É‘kjÉ™paɪ / É’kjÊŠ v. reflect, meditate on, think; worry, bother; prepossess, appropriate in advance (property) …
18preoccupy — verb (preoccupies, preoccupying, preoccupied) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts. Origin C16: from pre + occupy, suggested by L. praeoccupare seize beforehand …
19preoccupy — verb (T) formal if something preoccupies someone, they think or worry about it a lot: Something s been preoccupying you what is it? …
20preoccupy — v absorb, immerse, engross, obsess, consume, devour, monopolize, keep to oneself, rivet, fix, fixate, arrest, attract, engage, keep one busy, take all one s time, occupy, hold; hold one s attention, distract, divert …
