Preoccupy

prē-ok′ū-pī, v.t. to occupy or take po e ion of beforehand: to fill beforehand or with prejudices.— ns. Prēoc′cupancy , the act or the right of occupying beforehand; Prēoc′cupant , a prior occupant.— v.t. Prēoc′cupāte ( Bacon ), to occupy before others.— n. Prēoccupā′tion .— adj. Prēoc′cupied , already occupied: lost in thought, abstracted.