- preoccupate
- transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin praeoccupatus, past participle of praeoccupare to seize beforehand, anticipate1. obsoletea. : to take before : anticipate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
preoccupate
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Preoccupate — Pre*oc cu*pate, v. t. [L. praeoccupatus, p. p. of praeoccupare to preoccupy. See {Preoccupy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To anticipate; to take before. [Obs.] Fear preoccupateth it [death]. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To prepossess; to prejudice. [Obs.] Sir … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Preoccupancy — Pre*oc cu*pan*cy, n. [See {Preoccupate}.] The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the preoccupancy of wild land. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Preoccupied — Preoccupy Pre*oc cu*py, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied} ( p[=i]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F. pr[ e]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.] 1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Preoccupy — Pre*oc cu*py, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied} ( p[=i]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F. pr[ e]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.] 1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Preoccupying — Preoccupy Pre*oc cu*py, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied} ( p[=i]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F. pr[ e]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.] 1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
preoccupato — pl.m. preoccupati sing.f. preoccupata pl.f. preoccupate … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
