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- pronunciation:
- pri
ak
y
paI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
preoccupies, preoccupying, preoccupied |
| definition 1: |
to absorb the entire time or attention of.
His experiments in the laboratory preoccupied him, and there were many nights when he did not return home.- synonyms:
- absorb, engross
- similar words:
- abstract, consume, devour, distract, hold, immerse, involve, monopolize, obsess, possess, rivet
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| definition 2: |
to take occupancy or possession of beforehand or before another.
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| related words: |
absorb, abstract, consume, divert, interest, occupy, prey |
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