PREOCCUPY
\pɹɪˈɒkjʊpˌa͡ɪ], \pɹɪˈɒkjʊpˌaɪ], \p_ɹ_ɪ__ˈɒ_k_j_ʊ_p_ˌaɪ]\
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occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"
By Princeton University
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occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.
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Preoccupation.
By Oddity Software
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Preoccupation.
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To occupy or take possession of beforehand: to occupy beforehand or by prejudices.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman