preoccupy

[ pree-ok-yuh-pahy ]

/ priˈɒk yəˌpaɪ /

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verb (used with object), pre·oc·cu·pied, pre·oc·cu·py·ing.

to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.

to occupy beforehand or before others.

Origin of preoccupy

First recorded in 1560–70; pre- + occupy

OTHER WORDS FROM preoccupy

pre·oc·cu·pi·er, nouno·ver·pre·oc·cu·py, verb (used with object), o·ver·pre·oc·cu·pied, o·ver·pre·oc·cu·py·ing.

Words nearby preoccupy

prenuptial agreement, PR enzyme, preoccupancy, preoccupation, preoccupied, preoccupy, preop, preoperative, preoral, preordain, preosteoblast

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Example sentences from the Web for preoccupy

“They” want to “stop us from talking about subjects that preoccupy you,” he argued.
Why Toulouse Terror Fears Won’t Help Sarkozy With Voters|Tracy McNicoll|March 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Other friends would come in and preoccupy her mind and heart.
The Major|Ralph Connor
We should forget our successes if they cause pride or preoccupy the mind.
Character and Conduct|Various
And certainly he had enough to excite and preoccupy him just now.
The Clique of Gold|Emile Gaboriau

She expostulated earnestly with him on the folly of allowing money cares and ambitions to preoccupy him.
Mary Wollstonecraft|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
We should not preoccupy the audience with our own personality.
Delsarte System of Oratory|Various

British Dictionary definitions for preoccupy

preoccupy

/ (priːˈɒkjʊˌpaɪ) /

verb -pies, -pying or -pied (tr)

to engross the thoughts or mind of

to occupy before or in advance of another

Word Origin for preoccupy

C16: from Latin praeoccupāre to capture in advance, from prae before + occupāre to seize, take possession of

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单词	preoccupy
释义	preoccupy [ pree-ok-yuh-pahy ] / priˈɒk yəˌpaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR preoccupy ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), pre·oc·cu·pied, pre·oc·cu·py·ing. to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things. to occupy beforehand or before others. Origin of preoccupy First recorded in 1560–70; pre- + occupy OTHER WORDS FROM preoccupy pre·oc·cu·pi·er, nouno·ver·pre·oc·cu·py, verb (used with object), o·ver·pre·oc·cu·pied, o·ver·pre·oc·cu·py·ing. Words nearby preoccupy prenuptial agreement, PR enzyme, preoccupancy, preoccupation, preoccupied, preoccupy, preop, preoperative, preoral, preordain, preosteoblast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for preoccupy “They” want to “stop us from talking about subjects that preoccupy you,” he argued. Why Toulouse Terror Fears Won’t Help Sarkozy With Voters\|Tracy McNicoll\|March 30, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Other friends would come in and preoccupy her mind and heart. The Major\|Ralph Connor We should forget our successes if they cause pride or preoccupy the mind. Character and Conduct\|Various And certainly he had enough to excite and preoccupy him just now. The Clique of Gold\|Emile Gaboriau She expostulated earnestly with him on the folly of allowing money cares and ambitions to preoccupy him. Mary Wollstonecraft\|Elizabeth Robins Pennell We should not preoccupy the audience with our own personality. Delsarte System of Oratory\|Various British Dictionary definitions for preoccupy preoccupy / (priːˈɒkjʊˌpaɪ) / verb -pies, -pying or -pied (tr) to engross the thoughts or mind of to occupy before or in advance of another Word Origin for preoccupy C16: from Latin praeoccupāre to capture in advance, from prae before + occupāre to seize, take possession of Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to preoccupy engross, consume, incorporate, immerse, get, assimilate, sense, comprehend, understand, learn, grasp, follow, monopolize, digest, take in, get into, latch onto, soak up
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preoccupy

verb (used with object), pre·oc·cu·pied, pre·oc·cu·py·ing.

Origin of preoccupy

OTHER WORDS FROM preoccupy

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Example sentences from the Web for preoccupy

British Dictionary definitions for preoccupy

verb -pies, -pying or -pied (tr)

Word Origin for preoccupy

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