occupy
occupy Lexical Profile
occupy Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To reside or have one's place of business in a building or space.
"The law firm occupies the entire top floor of the downtown office building."
To fill or take up an amount of space, time, or a position.
"The antique bookshelf will occupy most of the wall in the study."
To keep someone busy, active, or mentally engaged.
"Complex puzzles and board games helped occupy the children during the long train journey."
To take control and possession of a place, building, or territory, especially by force or political demonstration.
"Protesters decided to occupy the administrative plaza until their demands were heard."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French occuper, from Latin occupare ('to seize, take possession of'), formed from ob- ('over, toward') and capere ('to grasp, take').