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English verb: preoccupy | |||
| 1. | preoccupy (emotion) engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively | ||
| Samples | His work preoccupies him. The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ghost, haunt, obsess, prepossess | ||
| 2. | preoccupy (possession) occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance | ||
| Samples | The army preoccupied the hills. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp | ||
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