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preoccupy

pre·oc·cu·py [ pree ókyə p ] (past and past participle pre·oc·cu·pied, present participle pre·oc·cu·py·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·oc·cu·pies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. absorb somebody's thoughts: to fill somebody's thoughts completely, sometimes in a way that blunts his or her response to other things

2. occupy something beforehand: to occupy something in advance, or before somebody else

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