Definition of Preoccopy
Pre*oc"cu*py (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Preoccupied (-pīd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Preoccupying (?).] [Cf. F.
préoccuper. See Preoccupate, Occupy.]
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.
The father tried to preoccupy the child with his keys.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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