preoccupy

Meaning of preoccupy

verb
  1. To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.
    The father tried to preoccupy the child with his keys.
  2. To occupy or take possession of beforehand.

Information about preoccupy

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of preoccupy is: preoccupies.
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Hyphenation of preoccupy

pre-oc-cupy

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • preoccupy is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with preoccupy

accupy, disoccupy, hiccupy, misoccupy, occupy, overpreoccupy, reoccupy, concupy

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