- preoccupy - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completley--she cannot think of anything else"
--1 is one way to control, command
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun preoccupation1, noun preoccupation2, noun preoccupancy1
Something ----s somebody
- preoccupy - occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"
--2 is one way to assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun preoccupation3
Somebody ----s something