preoccupy
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yəˌpaɪ verb (used with object), pre·oc·cu·pied, pre·oc·cu·py·ing.
1.
to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.
2.
to occupy beforehand or before others.
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preoccupy (priːˈɒkjʊˌpaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -pies, -pying, -pied | |
| 1. | to engross the thoughts or mind of |
| 2. | to occupy before or in advance of another |
| [C16: from Latin praeoccupāre to capture in advance, from prae before + occupāre to seize, take possession of] | |
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Preoccupy
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
That's another country likely to preoccupy your thoughts in your new job.
Big-picture issues can preoccupy the currency markets.
The dire implications of an aging faculty preoccupy a lot of academic pundits.
Confusion over why a disaster happened at this particular time may preoccupy them.
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