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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Occupy \Oc"cu*py\, v. i. 1. To hold possession; to be an occupant. "Occupy till I come." --Luke xix. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. To follow business; to traffic. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Occupy \Oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Occupied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Occupying}.] [OE. occupien, F. occuper, fr.L. occupare; ob (see {Ob-}) + a word akin to capere to take. See {Capacious}.] 1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess. [1913 Webster] Woe occupieth the fine [end] of our gladness. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The better apartments were already occupied. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground. --Sir J. Herschel. [1913 Webster] 3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy. [1913 Webster] An archbishop may have cause to occupy more chaplains than six. --Eng. Statute (Hen. VIII. ) [1913 Webster] They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. --2 Macc. viii. 27. [1913 Webster] 4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in thee to occupy the merchandise. --Ezek. xxvii. 9. [1913 Webster] Not able to occupy their old crafts. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster] 5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] All the gold that was occupied for the work. --Ex. xxxviii. 24. [1913 Webster] They occupy not money themselves. --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster] 6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Nares. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: occupy v 1: keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" [syn: {busy}, {occupy}] 2: live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor" [syn: {occupy}, {reside}, {lodge in}] 3: occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" [syn: {occupy}, {fill}] 4: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" [syn: {concern}, {interest}, {occupy}, {worry}] 5: march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" [syn: {invade}, {occupy}] 6: require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time" [syn: {take}, {occupy}, {use up}] 7: consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" [syn: {absorb}, {engross}, {engage}, {occupy}] 8: assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" [syn: {fill}, {take}, {occupy}]