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Preoccupated vs Preoccupates - What's the difference?

preoccupated | preoccupates |

As verbs the difference between preoccupated and preoccupates

is that preoccupated is (preoccupate) while preoccupates is (preoccupate).

preoccupated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (preoccupate)

    • preoccupate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Verb

    (preoccupat)
  • (obsolete) To influence, to occupy (the mind) in advance; to be preoccupied with.
  • * , Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.40:
    • the mad and fond curiositie of our nature, ammusing it selfe to preoccupate future things, as if it had not enough to doe to digest the present.
  • (obsolete) To meet in advance; to forestall, pre-empt.
    • ----

    preoccupates

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (preoccupate)