preoccupy
Meaning
- To distract; to draw attention elsewhere.
- To worry or concern (someone) so as to distract them.
- (obsolete) To occupy or take possession of beforehand.
Concepts
preoccupy
engross
absorb
worry
meditate on
think
corner
corner the market
monopolise
monopolize
sip
swallow
be busy
pre-engage
anticipate
come in between
forestall
supersede
busy
employ
occupy
preempt
obsess
distract
perplex
prepossess
puzzle
concern
at heart
bibble
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ/
Etymology
From pre- + occupy, after Middle French preoccuper, and its source, Latin praeoccupo, praeoccupare. Doublet of preoccupate, now obsolete.
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