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Occupy

/ˈɒkjəpaɪ/

To take control of a space or position, making it no longer available to others

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This book will occupy your thoughts.Soldiers occupy the building during the conflict.

Originating in Middle English, the word occupy comes from the Old French occuper, from Latin occupare, which means to seize, take possession of.

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