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Preoccupate

Preoccupate \Pre*oc"cu*pate\, v. t. [L. praeoccupatus, p. p. of praeoccupare to preoccupy. See Preoccupy.]

  1. To anticipate; to take before. [Obs.] ``Fear preoccupateth it [death].''
    --Bacon.

  2. To prepossess; to prejudice. [Obs.]
    --Sir H. Wotton.

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preoccupate

vb. 1 (context obsolete English) To influence, to occupy (the mind) in advance; to be preoccupied with. 2 (context obsolete English) To meet in advance; to forestall, pre-empt.

Usage examples of "preoccupate".

Tuttavia Trish e Jill erano molto preoccupate per me e davvero pensavano che si dovesse informare la polizia.