■ verb ( occupies , ~ing , occupied )
1》 reside or have one's place of business in.
2》 fill or take up (a space or time).
3》 hold (a position or job).
4》 keep (someone) busy, active, or preoccupied.
5》 take control of (a place) by military conquest or settlement.
↘enter and stay in (a building) without authority, especially as a form of protest.
Derivatives
occupier noun
Origin
ME: formed irregularly from OFr. occuper , from L. occupare 'seize'.