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Occupy
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Occupy
/ˈɒkjəpaɪ/
To take control of a space or position, making it no longer available to others
Synonyms:
take
fill
inhabit
engage
possess
Antonyms:
vacate
leave
evacuate
abandon
relinquish
Examples:
Every bench without exception was
occupied
by raid victims.
It's easy, and it'll
occupy
your mind."
beds, all
occupied
.
Etymology:
Originating in Middle English, the word
occupy
comes from the Old French
occuper
, from Latin
occupare
, which means
to seize, take possession of
.
Usage Statistics:
28 mentions per 1 million words
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