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
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012