Found 3 items, similar to preoccupy.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: preoccupy mengasyikkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: preoccupy preoccupy v 1: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; “His work preoccupies him”; “The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else” 2: occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; “the army preoccupied the hills” [also: preoccupied]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Preoccupy Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preoccupied (-p[=i]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Preoccupying.] [Cf. F. pr['e]occuper. See Preoccupate, Occupy.] 1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. [1913 Webster] 2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice. [1913 Webster] I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave something to reflections than to preoccupy his judgment. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]