preoccupy (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 37
def engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
examples His work preoccupies him
The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Hypernym control, command
Derivationally related form preoccupy → preoccupation; preoccupy → preoccupation
Derivationally related form preoccupy → preoccupancy
Hyponym haunt, obsess, ghost; prepossess
Incoming links
Derivationally related form preoccupancy → preoccupy
Derivationally related form preoccupation → preoccupy; preoccupation → preoccupy
Hypernym haunt, obsess, ghost; prepossess
Hyponym control, command

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