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   occupy

   /ˈɒkjʊpʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. reside or have one's place of business in (a building): "the rented flat she occupies in Hampstead" Similar live ininhabitbe the tenant oftenantlodge inbe established/ensconced inestablish/ensconce oneself intake up residence inmake one's home insettle inmove intopeoplepopulatesettlestay informal:reside indwell in
   • ▪ fill or take up (a space or time): "two long windows occupied almost the whole of the end wall" Similar take upfillfill upcoverextend overuse uputilize
   • ▪ be situated in or at (a position in a system or hierarchy): "the Bank of England occupies a central position in the UK financial system"
   • ▪ hold (a position or job): "a very different job from any that he had occupied before" Similar holdbe infillhaveinformal:hold down
   • 2. fill or preoccupy (the mind): "her mind was occupied with alarming questions" Similar engagebusyemploydistractabsorbengrosspreoccupyholdhold the attention ofimmerseinterestinvolveentertaindivertamusebeguile
   • ▪ keep (someone) busy and active: "Sarah occupied herself taking the coffee cups over to the sink"
   • 3. take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement: "Syria was occupied by France under a League of Nations mandate" Similar captureseizetake possession ofconquerinvadeoverruntake overcolonizegarrisonannexdominatesubjugatehegemonizeholdcommandeerrequisitionOpposite leaveabandonquit
   • ▪ enter and stay in (a building) without authority and often forcibly, especially as a form of protest: "the workers occupied the factory"

   Word Origin Middle English: formed irregularly from Old French occuper, from Latin occupare ‘seize’. A now obsolete vulgar sense ‘have sexual relations with’ seems to have led to the general avoidance of the word in the 17th and most of the 18th century.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOCCUPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to fill, use, or exist in a place or a time: A large couch occupies most of the space in the living room.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › occupyOccupy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of OCCUPY is to engage the attention or energies of. How to use occupy in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOCCUPY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to fill, use, or exist in a place or a time: A large couch occupies most of the space in the living room.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › occupyOCCUPY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Occupy definition: to take or fill up (space, time, etc.). See examples of OCCUPY used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoccupy verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   occupy something to fill or use a space, an area or an amount of time synonym take up. The bed seemed to occupy most of the room. As the company grew, it continued to occupy more space. Administrative work occupies half of my time. How do you occupy your time? Their time is fully occupied with their rigorous training regime.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOCCUPY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   The people who occupy a building or place are the people who live or work there. The company occupies the top floor of the building. American English : occupy / ˈɒkyəpaɪ /

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › occupyOccupy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   verb. require (time or space) “This event occupied a very short time” synonyms: take, use up. consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use up, wipe out. use up (resources or materials) see more. verb. assume, as of positions or roles. “he occupies the position of manager” “the young prince will soon occupy the throne”