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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
preoccupy/priˈɒkjupʌɪ/

▶verb (preoccupies, preoccupying, preoccupied) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts.

– origin C16: from pre- + occupy, suggested by L. praeoccupare ‘seize beforehand’.

'preoccupied' also found in these Oxford entries:

bee - house-proud - occupy - one-track mind - preoccupation - preoccupy - self-centred

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