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preoccupying


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  preoccupy 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  preoccupy 
 
  Sense  2 
  preoccupy 
  =>  haunt,  obsess,  ghost 
  =>  prepossess 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  preoccupy 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  preoccupy 
 
  Sense  2 
  preoccupy 
  =>  haunt,  obsess,  ghost 
  =>  prepossess 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  preoccupy 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  preoccupy 
 
  2  senses  of  preoccupy 
 
  Sense  1 
  preoccupy 
  =>  concern,  interest,  occupy,  worry 
 
  Sense  2 
  preoccupy 
  =>  control,  command 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  preoccupy 
 
  preoccupy  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  preoccupy 
 
  Sense  1 
  preoccupy 
  =>  concern,  interest,  occupy,  worry 
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  Sense  2 
  preoccupy 
  =>  control,  command 
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  Overview  of  verb  preoccupy 
 
  The  verb  preoccupy  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  preoccupy  --  (occupy  urgently  or  obsessively;  "This  matter  proccupies  her  completely--she  cannot  think  of  anything  else") 
  2.  (1)  preoccupy  --  (engage  or  engross  the  interest  or  attention  of  beforehand;  "His  work  preoccupies  him") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  preoccupy 
 
  The  verb  preoccupy  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  preoccupy  --  (occupy  urgently  or  obsessively;  "This  matter  proccupies  her  completely--she  cannot  think  of  anything  else") 
  2.  (1)  preoccupy  --  (engage  or  engross  the  interest  or  attention  of  beforehand;  "His  work  preoccupies  him") 



preoccupying definition