preoccupied

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Synonyms: preoccupies, reoccupied, reoccupies, unpreoccupied

Antonyms: preoccupies, reoccupied, reoccupies, unpreoccupied

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Adjective

1. [[concerned|Concerned]] with something else; [[distracted]]; giving one's attention [[elsewhere]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|now|rare}} Already [[occupied]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[prepossessed|Prepossessed]]; [[biased]]. {{defdate|16th–17th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|taxonomy|not|_|comparable}} Describing a [[taxonomic name]] not available for use because it is already used for another. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|preoccupy||ed-form}}

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