English dictionary

preoccupy

/pr/i/'/A/k/j//@/,p/aI/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively

verb.emotion

Source: WordNet 3.0
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance

verb.possession

Source: WordNet 3.0
To take possession of before another; as, to <i>preoccupy</i> a country not before held.

verb

Source: webster1913