preoccupate

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from past participle stem of Latin praeoccupare, from prae- (pre-) + occupare (occupy); equivalent to pre- + occupate. Doublet of preoccupy.

Verb

preoccupate (third-person singular simple present preoccupates, present participle preoccupating, simple past and past participle preoccupated)

  1. (obsolete) To influence, to occupy (the mind) in advance; to be preoccupied with.
  2. (obsolete) To meet in advance; to forestall, pre-empt.

Italian

Adjective

preoccupate

  1. feminine plural of preoccupato

Participle

preoccupate f pl

  1. feminine plural of preoccupato

Verb

preoccupate

  1. inflection of preoccupare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative
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