preoccupy vs seize

seize vs preoccupy

preoccupy and seize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preoccupy	No	No	Yes	No
seize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, seize is a hypernym of preoccupy; that is, seize is a word with a broader meaning than preoccupy:

preoccupy: occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
seize: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

Other hypernyms of preoccupy include arrogate, assume, take over, usurp.

preoccupy (verb)	seize (verb)
engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively	capture the attention or imagination of
occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance	affect
	take into your hands deliberately
	take or capture by force
	hook by a pull on the line
	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

Difference between preoccupy and seize

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