PREOCCUPYING
Verb
preoccupying
present participle of preoccupy
Source: Wiktionary
PREOCCUPY
Pre*oc"cu*py, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Preoccupied (-pid); p. pr. & vb. n.
Preoccupying.] Etym: [Cf. F. préoccuper. See Preoccupate, Occupy.]
1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country
not before held.
2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention of,
beforehand; hence, to prejudice.
I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave something to
reflections than to preoccupy his judgment. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition