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Latin
Etymology
From prae- + occupo.
Pronunciation
Verb
praeoccupō (present infinitive praeoccupāre, perfect active praeoccupāvī, supine praeoccupātum); first conjugation
- to seize or occupy beforehand: to preoccupy
- to anticipate or prevent
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References
- “praeoccupo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “praeoccupo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- praeoccupo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to occupy a place beforehand: praeoccupare locum (Liv. 35. 27)