preoccupy

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/pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ/ 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.

Related words

Synonyms

worry concern vex deal occupy employ put off distract deter divert upstage disattend obduct withdraw space out abstract

Associated

themselves rest career

Rhymes

wry exemplify rectify high lie apply fortify awry mollify amplify

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