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- pronunciation:
- ak
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
occupies, occupying, occupied |
| definition 1: |
to control (territory or the like) after seizure.
Germany occupied Poland during World War II.- synonyms:
- subject
- similar words:
- capture, claim, conquer, control, dominate, hold, oppress, overrun, overthrow, possess, seize, subjugate, take
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| definition 2: |
to take up; fill (time or space).
These large chairs occupy too much space in this room.His dog occupied the entire sofa.How do you occupy your free time?- synonyms:
- engage, fill, have, use, utilize
- antonyms:
- vacate
- similar words:
- absorb, amuse, busy, consume, entertain, expend, hold, preoccupy, spend, take
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| definition 3: |
to reside in.
Some of the older people in the building have occupied their apartments for over forty years.- synonyms:
- inhabit
- similar words:
- colonize, dwell in, ensconce, lease, live in, people, populate, rent, reside in, settle, tenant
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| definition 4: |
to hold (an office or position).
U.S. presidents occupy that office for four years at a time.- synonyms:
- hold
- similar words:
- claim, command, fill, have, own
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| related words: |
bestow, concern, distract, divert, employ, inhabit, involve, pass, raid |
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| derivations: |
occupied (adj.), occupier (n.) |
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