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| 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) |
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1. absorb somebody's thoughts: to fill somebody's thoughts completely, sometimes in a way that blunts his or her response to other things
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2. occupy something beforehand: to occupy something in advance, or before somebody else
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