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occupy
('/A/k/j//@/p/aI/ )

verb (v)

  • keep busy with(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    busy
    source: wordnet30
  • live (in a certain place)(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    lodge in, reside
    source: wordnet30
  • occupy the whole of(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    fill
    source: wordnet30
  • be on the mind of(verb.stative)
    source: wordnet30
  • march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation(verb.competition)
    Synonym:
    invade
    source: wordnet30
  • require (time or space)(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    take, use up
    source: wordnet30
  • consume all of one's attention or time(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    absorb, engage, engross
    source: wordnet30
  • assume, as of positions or roles(verb.social)
    Example:
    The young prince will soon occupy the throne.
    Synonym:
    fill, take
    source: wordnet30
  • To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To hold possession; to be an occupant.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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