preoccupy
/pɹɪˈɒkjupaɪ//pɹiˈɑkjupaɪ/
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.
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