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Definition of: preoccupy
(prē·ok′yə·pī) v.t. ·pied, ·py·ing
1. To engage fully; engross, as the mind.
2. To occupy or take possession of in advance of another or others. See synonyms under OCCUPY. [<L praeoccupare]
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