preoccupies
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English
Definitions
verb
- To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.“The father tried to preoccupy the child with his keys.”
- To occupy or take possession of beforehand.
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bothersconcernsperturbstroublesworriesfascinatesperplexesfrustratesdisturbsfixatedeludesunsettlesconfusesarousesamusesvexes