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What is another word for preoccupies?

Pronunciation: [pɹɪˈɒkjʊpˌa͡ɪz] (IPA)

The word preoccupies means to absorb or fill the mind of someone to the extent that they do not have time for anything else. There are many synonyms for preoccupies such as monopolize, engross, captivate, obsess, consume, and hijack. Monopolize means to have exclusive possession or control over something. Engross means to completely occupy the mind or attention. Captivate means to attract and hold the attention of someone by being interesting or charming. Obsess means to have an idea or thought constantly occupying one's mind. Consume means to devour or absorb something entirely. Hijack means to seize something without authorization and use it for one's own purposes.
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He had been, for a long time, troubled about the images that one sees in sleep, and he believed that these images were not related to the object that preoccupies one the most, but, on the contrary, to ideas abandoned during the day.
"The Red Lily, v2"
Anatole France
Were there no moral code, were there no social system, nor the consequent inculcated conscience to be responsible to, there would be no such disguising symptom as the disease which preoccupies the consciousness.
"The Glands Regulating Personality"
Louis Berman, M.D.
This question preoccupies me more than all.
"Madame Chrysantheme Complete"
Pierre Loti Last Updated: March 4, 2009

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