9 Letters
6 Consonants
3 Vowels
3 Syllables
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"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Preoccupy"

There are 149 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to preoccupy.

SynonymDefinition
Absorbcause to become one with
"The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
Absorb The Attention
Adopttake into one''s family
"They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
Allowallow 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"
Apprehensionthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Appropriategive or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause
"I will earmark this money for your research"
Arrestthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Arrogateseize 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"
Assumeput 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"
Becharmattract
cause to be enamored
"She captured all the men''s hearts"

View all cognitive synonyms for Preoccupy

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from preoccupy.

Anagram Definition
Preoccupyengage 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

Derives

Preoccupy derives from 4 words.

Word Definition
Absorptionthe mental state of being preoccupied by something
Engrossmentthe quality of being intent and concentrated
"the intentness of his gaze"
Preoccupancythe act of taking occupancy before someone else does
Preoccupationthe act of taking occupancy before someone else does

Hypernyms

Preoccupy has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Commandavailability for use
"the materials at the command of the potters grew"
Controlthe activity of managing or exerting control over something
"the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

Hyponyms

There are 4 hyponyms for preoccupy

Word Definition
Ghosta mental representation of some haunting experience;
"he looked like he had seen a ghost";
"it aroused specters from his past"
Haunta frequently visited place
Obsesshaunt like a ghost;
pursue;
"Fear of illness haunts her"
Prepossessinfluence (somebody''s) opinion in advance





     

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