preoccupy

Betekenis (Engels)

1. To distract; to draw attention elsewhere.
2. To worry or concern (someone) so as to distract them.
3. (obsolete) To occupy or take possession of beforehand.

Concepten

absorberen

in beslag nemen

opslorpen

accapareren

beslag leggen op

opkopen

zich meester maken van

zich toe-eigenen

opslurpen

resorberen

slurpen

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ/

Etymologie (Engels)

From pre- + occupy, after Middle French preoccuper, and its source, Latin praeoccupo, praeoccupare. Doublet of preoccupate, now obsolete.