preoccupy
v. US //pɹiˈɑkjəˌpaɪ// UK //pɹɪˈɒkjʊpˌaɪ// pre·oc·cu·py
From pre- + occupy, after Middle French preoccuper, and its source, Latin praeoccupo, praeoccupare. Doublet of preoccupate, now obsolete.
From pre- + occupy, after Middle French preoccuper, and its source, Latin praeoccupo, praeoccupare. Doublet of preoccupate, now obsolete.
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