seize vs preoccupy

preoccupy vs seize

seize and preoccupy both are verbs.

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

As verbs, preoccupy is a hyponym of seize; that is, preoccupy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seize:

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

Other hyponyms of seize include annex, appropriate, capture, conquer, seize, hijack, raid.

seize (verb)	preoccupy (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively
affect	occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance
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 seize and preoccupy

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