Thesaurus: preoccupy

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1. v. t. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held.
2. v. t. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.
3. v. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
4. v. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
5. 1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. 2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice. I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave something to reflections than to preoccupy his judgment. Arbuthnot.
6. v:100 v. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively v. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance