- Types Of Speech
- You can use preoccupy as a verb in a sentence.
- About Preoccupy
- A 3 syllables verb and 9 letters with the letters c, e, o, p, r, u, and y, 6 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter c. Preoccupy starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, pr, pre, preo, preoc, and the ending characters are y, py, upy, cupy, ccupy, . Preoccupy is also a double consonant (cc) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else"
- School Grade
- Preoccupy is set as a sat word that starts with p, ends with y, 3 syllables, 3 vowels and 9 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Preoccupy in Pig Latin is said as "eoccupypray or eoccupyprway".
- Unigram
- p | r | e | o | c | c | u | p | y
- Bigram
- pr | re | eo | oc | cc | cu | up | py
- Trigram
- pre | reo | eoc | occ | ccu | cup | upy
- Quadrigram
- preo | reoc | eocc | occu | ccup | cupy
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively;
"His work preoccupies him";
"The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else" - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance;
"the army preoccupied the hills"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absorb | cause to become one with "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
| Absorb The Attention | |
| Adopt | take into one''s family "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" |
| Allow | allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something "I allow for this possibility" "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
| Apprehension | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Appropriate | give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause "I will earmark this money for your research" |
| Arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Arrogate | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one''s right or possession "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town" "he usurped my rights" "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" |
| Assume | put clothing on one''s body "What should I wear today?" "He put on his best suit for the wedding" "The princess donned a long blue dress" "The queen assumed the stately robes" "He got into his jeans" |
| Becharm | attract cause to be enamored "She captured all the men''s hearts" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Preoccupy
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Preoccupy | engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively "His work preoccupies him" "The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else" |
View English words with the unique letters used in preoccupy. Words With The Letters Ceopruy
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absorption | the mental state of being preoccupied by something |
| Engrossment | the quality of being intent and concentrated "the intentness of his gaze" |
| Preoccupancy | the act of taking occupancy before someone else does |
| Preoccupation | the act of taking occupancy before someone else does |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Command | availability for use "the materials at the command of the potters grew" |
| Control | the activity of managing or exerting control over something "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ghost | a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" |
| Haunt | a frequently visited place |
| Obsess | haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her" |
| Prepossess | influence (somebody''s) opinion in advance |
Preoccupy Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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