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- [ok-yuh-pahy]
- /ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ/
- /ˈɒkjupaɪ/
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- [ok-yuh-pahy]
- /ˈɒk yəˌpaɪ/
Definitions of occupy word
- verb with object occupy to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels. 1
- verb with object occupy to engage or employ the mind, energy, or attention of: Occupy the children with a game while I prepare dinner. 1
- verb with object occupy to be a resident or tenant of; dwell in: We occupied the same house for 20 years. 1
- verb with object occupy to hold (a position, office, etc.). 1
- verb with object occupy to take possession and control of (a place), as by military invasion. 1
- verb with object occupy (usually initial capital letter) to participate in a protest about (a social or political issue), as by taking possession or control of buildings or public places that are symbolic of the issue: Let’s Occupy our voting rights! The Occupy Wall Street movement of late 2011 was a protest against economic inequality. 1
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Origin of occupy
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English occupien < Middle French occuper < Latin occupāre to seize, take hold, take up, make one's own, equivalent to oc- oc- + -cup-, combining form of capere to take, seize + -āre infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Occupy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
occupy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for occupy
verb occupy
- live in — Also, sleep-in. residing at the place of one's employment: a live-in maid.
- inhabit — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- lodge — Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.
- cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- establish — Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
Antonyms for occupy
verb occupy
- vacate — to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
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