Occupy

/ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/

Synonyms for "occupy" (312 found)

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Closest matches (63)

Verb(17 words)

absorb engage fill take acceded accedes bemuse busied busies busy capture colonised colonized concern conquers consumedcopulate with

abide absorbabsorb the attentionaccroach admit adopt amuse appropriate arrest arrogate assimilate assumeattend to businessbe enfeoffed ofbe possessed ofbe seized ofbeguile berth bespread boast

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bunk busy capture catch charm claim cohabit colonizecome uppermostcommand complete comprehend comprise conquer consume contain countcount in

Noun(6 words)

annexesart thou herebe locatedbusying chairs colonizing

Adjective(2 words)

bemused bemusing

Strong matches (93)

covercrawl withcreep withdevote diffuse distract divert domicile domiciliate dominatedoss downdwelleat upembody embrace employ enchant encircle enclose encompass

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engageengage the attentionengage the mindengage the thoughtsengrossengross the mindengross the thoughtsenjoin enjoy enslave entertain enthrall envisage exerciseextend overextend throughoutfascinate fillfill infill outfill the mindfill upgarrison grab griphang outhavehave and holdhave in handhave tenure ofhog holdhold spellboundhold the interesthoneycomb hypnotize imbue immerse include incorporate

Verb(18 words)

cover diverted dwelled dwells dwelt englut engross exists fascinate fascinatesfill a containerfilled garrisonedgo to bed withholdhold executive officehomesteaded immerses

Noun(14 words)

dwelling encampingengaged statefatah filling fills garrisoning garrisons halicoeres haunt hausen homestead homesteads house

Adjective(1 words)

haunted

Related words (156)

indent inhabit interest invade involveinvolve the interestjump a claimkillleave no voidleaven live lodgemake free withmake use ofmesmerizemind the storemonopolizemonopolize the thoughtsmove inmove into

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nestnumber amongobsessobsess the mindoccupy the attentionoccupy the mindoverrun overspread overswarm passpass the timepenetrate people perch permeate pervade popular populate possess possession preempt preoccupy prepossess receivereckon amongreckon inreckon withremain requisition reside room roostrun throughsee seizeseize the mindsettle insettle intosit onsoak spellbind spendspend the timesquatsquat onstay subjugate suffuseswarm withtake all oftake intake into accounttake into considerationtake it alltake overtake possession oftake upteemteem withtenant tie transfuseuse upusucapt usurp

Noun(29 words)

indwelling inhabiting interests invadingis theremanning obsessingoccupy a caveocean livesoverrun timeoverrunning overruns peopling perches ranges rank ranking residingromanian practicăserving

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slum squats squattingstate change verbstraddlingsubdue a regiontakes tenanting tenants

Verb(35 words)

inhabited inhabits interest invade invaded involveslodge inmenuhin militarized monopolizes obsesses occupies occupying overran populated populates preempting preoccupies preoccupy preoccupying

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reach maximum capacityreplaces reside resides seize served sittasleep withsquatted succeeding took useuse upweekended worry

Adjective(7 words)

livingliving termoccupied preoccupiedranked attributesituated tenanted

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More general

25 entries

ask assail attack becall forcerebrate cogitate demanddo workdwell engage inhabit interest involve live necessitate

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More specific

9 entries

attention building city corner desk focus land memory room

Collocations

5 entries

occupy a positionoccupy a seatoccupy a spaceoccupy attentionoccupy time

Inflections

3 entries

occupied occupies occupying

Derivations

6 entries

occupancy occupant occupational occupationally occupier reoccupy

similar

4 entries

assume strike taketake up

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Smokers are asked to occupy the rear seats.

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I think I will occupy myself in my father's business.

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Books occupy most of his room.

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In reading some books we occupy ourselves chiefly with the thoughts of the author; in perusing others, exclusively with our own.

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