To Preoccupy
<div class="def-set"><span class="def-number"><span class="oneClick-link">1.</span></span>
<div class="def-content"><span class="oneClick-link">to</span> <span class="oneClick-link">absorb</span> <span class="oneClick-link">or</span> <span class="oneClick-link">engross</span> <span class="oneClick-link">to</span> <span class="oneClick-link">the</span> <span class="oneClick-link">exclusion</span> <span class="oneClick-link">of</span> <span class="oneClick-link">other</span> <span class="oneClick-link">things.</span></div>
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<div class="def-set"><span class="def-number"><span class="oneClick-link">2.</span></span>
<div class="def-content"><span class="oneClick-link">to</span> <a class="dbox-xref dbox-roman" href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/occupy">occupy</a> <span class="oneClick-link">beforehand</span> <span class="oneClick-link">or</span> <span class="oneClick-link">before</span> <span class="oneClick-link">others.</span></div>
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