PREOCCUPATE


Meaning of PREOCCUPATE in English

transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin praeoccupatus, past participle of praeoccupare to seize beforehand, anticipate

1. obsolete

a. : to take before : anticipate

b. : surprise , forestall

2. obsolete : prepossess , prejudice

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