Associations to the word «Preoccupy»

Wiktionary

PREOCCUPY, verb. To distract; to occupy or draw attention elsewhere.

Dictionary definition

PREOCCUPY, verb. Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else".
PREOCCUPY, verb. Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy