PREOCCUPY
Scrabble letter values: P3R1E1O1C3C3U1P3Y4 = 20
Definition
- verb engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively.
- verb occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance.
Examples
- “His work preoccupies him”
- “The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else”
- “the army preoccupied the hills”