/ Dictionary / Index P preoccupy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pre•oc•cu•py Pronunciation: (prē-ok'yu-pī"), [key] — -pied, -py•ing. to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things. to occupy beforehand or before others. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: preoccupy (Thesaurus) preoccupied preop Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language