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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.
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Woe occupieth the fine [end] of our gladness. Chaucer.
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The better apartments were already occupied. W. Irving.
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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.
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3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
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An archbishop may have cause to occupy more chaplains than six. Eng. Statute (Hen. VIII. )
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They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. 2 Macc. viii. 27.
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4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.]
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All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in thee to occupy the merchandise. Ezek. xxvii. 9.
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Not able to occupy their old crafts. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.]
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All the gold that was occupied for the work. Ex. xxxviii. 24.
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They occupy not money themselves. Robynson (More's Utopia).
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6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] Nares.
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Oc"cu*py, v. i. 1. To hold possession; to be an occupant. “Occupy till I come.” Luke xix. 13.
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2. To follow business; to traffic.
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