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Thesaurus: preoccupate

To anticipate; to take before.

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  1. v. t. To anticipate; to take before.
  2. v. t. To prepossess; to prejudice.
  3. 1. To anticipate; to take before. [Obs.] "Fear preoccupateth it [death]." Bacon. 2. To prepossess; to prejudice. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.