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preoccupy collapse: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else"; occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance; "the army preoccupied the hills"

immerse collapse: thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"; enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing; "The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"

absorb collapse: cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"; engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"; take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"; assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"; take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"; become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"; take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"; suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"

grab collapse: a mechanical device for gripping an object; capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"; take or grasp suddenly; "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"; make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; "The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask"; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

stream of consciousness collapse: the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience; a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy

obsess collapse: be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

occupy collapse: live (in a certain place); occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"

fascinate collapse: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

turnaround collapse: act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip; an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around; time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip

think of collapse: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"; choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25"; intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"

reconsider collapse: consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; "Won't you reconsider your decision?"; consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation

engage collapse: get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"; keep engaged; "engaged the gears"; hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"; carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"; ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer"

preempt collapse: make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge; acquire for oneself before others can do so; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land); take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"

contemplate collapse: consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"; look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"

afterthought collapse: an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought"

involve collapse: make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"; occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"; wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"; contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"; connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"; engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

prepossess collapse: make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand; "A prepossessing appearance"; cause to be preoccupied; "The idea of his failure prepossesses him"; possess beforehand

hold forth collapse: talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"

reconsideration collapse: thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase"; a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision

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