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    pre·oc·cu·py
    [prēˈäkyəˌpī]
    verb
    preoccupy (verb) · preoccupies (third person present) · preoccupied (past tense) · preoccupied (past participle) · preoccupying (present participle)
    1. (of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts:
      "his mother was preoccupied with paying the bills"
    Origin
    mid 16th century: from pre- + occupy, suggested by Latin praeoccupare ‘seize beforehand’.
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    verb
    1. (of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts:
      engross
      concern
      absorb
      dominate
      distract
      obsess
      occupy
      grip
      enthrall
      consume
      haunt
      take up someone's whole attention
      take up all of someone's time
      prey on someone's mind
      become an obsession with
      be uppermost in someone's mind
      take control of
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