• (v. t.) To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice. • (v. t.) To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country not before held. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/preoccupy/
Pre·oc'cu·py transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Preoccupied (-pīd); present participle & verbal noun Preoccupying .] [ Confer French préoccuper . See Preoccupate , Occupy .] 1. To take p... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/152
[v] - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance 2. [v] - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=preoccupy