Definition of preoccupy
English to English verb - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
His work preoccupies him.
The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else.
source: WordNet 3.0 - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
The army preoccupied the hills.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held.
source: Webster 1913
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