preoccupy
English Thesaurus
1. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively (verb.emotion)
hyponym | : | prepossess, |
definition | : | cause to be preoccupied (verb.emotion) |
2. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance (verb.possession)
3. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively (verb.emotion)
derivation | : | absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation, |
definition | : | the mental state of being preoccupied by something (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | preoccupation, |
definition | : | an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention (noun.cognition) |
4. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance (verb.possession)
derivation | : | preoccupancy, preoccupation, |
definition | : | the act of taking occupancy before someone else does (noun.act) |
5. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively (verb.emotion)
derivation | : | absorption, engrossment, preoccupancy, preoccupation, |
definition | : | the mental state of being preoccupied by something (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | preoccupation, |
definition | : | an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention (noun.cognition) |
6. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance (verb.possession)
derivation | : | preoccupancy, preoccupation, |
definition | : | the act of taking occupancy before someone else does (noun.act) |
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