PREOCCUPY


Meaning of PREOCCUPY in English

■ verb ( preoccupies , ~ing , 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'.

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