occupy
21occupy — [14] Occupy comes via Anglo Norman *occupier from Latin occupāre ‘seize’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ob and capere ‘take’ (source of English capture, chase, etc). In the 16th and 17th centuries it was used in English for… …
22occupy — [14] Occupy comes via Anglo Norman *occupier from Latin occupāre ‘seize’, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix ob and capere ‘take’ (source of English capture, chase, etc). In the 16th and 17th centuries it was used in English for… …
23occupy — occupiable, adj. occupier, n. /ok yeuh puy /, v., occupied, occupying. v.t. 1. to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels. 2. to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of: Occupy the children with a… …
24occupy — verb a) To fill either time or space. The film occupied three hours of my time. b) To live or reside in. We occupy a small flat. See Also: occ …
25occupy — (of a male) to copulate with From the physical entry rather than gaining her attention: These villains will make the word as odious as the word occupy , which was an excellent good word before it was ill sorted. (Shakespeare, 2 Henry …
26occupy — verb 1) Carol occupied the basement apartment Syn: live in, inhabit, be the tenant of, lodge in; move into, take up residence in, make one s home in; people, populate, settle; formal reside in, dwell in 2) two windows occupied almost the whole of …
27occupy — verb 1) Carol occupied the basement flat Syn: live in, inhabit, lodge in, move into, people, populate, settle 2) he occupies a post at the Treasury Syn: hold, fill, have; informal hold down …
28occupy*/*/ — [ˈɒkjʊpaɪ] verb [T] 1) to be using or in a room, building, or other place The Smith family have occupied this farm for over a hundred years.[/ex] 2) to be in control of a place that you have entered in a group using military force The region was… …
29occupy — oc•cu•py [[t]ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ[/t]] v. pied, py•ing 1) cvb to have, hold, or take as a separate space; possess, reside in or on, or claim: The orchard occupies half the farm[/ex] 2) to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in 3) to fill up, employ, or… …
30Occupy Oakland — Part of the Occupy movement Occupy Oakland on November 2, 2011 …
