preoccupy

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English

Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French préoccuper, from Latin praeoccupo, praeoccupare; synchronically analyzable as pre- +‎ occupy. Doublet of preoccupate, now obsolete.

Pronunciation

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Verb

preoccupy (third-person singular simple present preoccup, present participle ies, simple past and past participle preoccupied)

  1. (transitive) To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.
    The father tried to preoccupy the child with his keys.
  2. (transitive) To occupy or take possession of beforehand.

Translations

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