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preoccupy vs command

command vs preoccupy

preoccupy is not a noun while command is a noun.

preoccupy and command both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preoccupy No No Yes No
command Yes No Yes No
As verbs, command is a hypernym of preoccupy; that is, command is a word with a broader meaning than preoccupy:
  • preoccupy: engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
  • command: exercise authoritative control or power over
Other hypernyms of preoccupy include control.
preoccupy (noun) command (noun)
the power or authority to command
availability for use
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
a position of highest authority
preoccupy (verb) command (verb)
engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively make someone do something
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance be in command of
demand as one's due
exercise authoritative control or power over
look down on
Difference between preoccupy and command

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