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occupy
v. inhabit, live in; fill, take up; engage, keep busy
 
v. seize, conquer; hold, control


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occupy
Verb
1. be present in; be inside of
(synonym) inhabit
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) tenant
(derivation) occupation
2. keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
(synonym) busy
(hypernym) work
(hyponym) potter, putter
(derivation) occupation
3. live (in a certain place)
(synonym) reside, lodge in
(hypernym) dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate
(hyponym) move in
(derivation) occupation, occupancy, taking possession, moving in
4. occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
(synonym) fill
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) crowd
(derivation) occupation
5. be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
(synonym) concern, interest, worry
(derivation) occupation
6. as of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
(synonym) take, use up
(hypernym) use, expend
(hyponym) be
(verb-group) consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
(derivation) occupation
7. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
(synonym) invade
(hypernym) attack, assail
(hyponym) infest, overrun
(derivation) occupier
8. engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
(synonym) absorb, engross, engage
(hypernym) interest
(hyponym) involve
(derivation) occupation



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Occupying
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Occupy
  

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OCCUPYING
OCCUPANDO. IMPIEGANDO. ESSENDO IN POSSESSO DI. AVENDO IN AFFITTO

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