Unscramble occupy

Definition of occupy

verb:

• keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection". Synonyms: busy.
• live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton", "he occupies two rooms on the top floor". Synonyms: lodge in, reside.
• occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container". Synonyms: fill.
• be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift". Synonyms: concern, interest, worry.
• march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939". Synonyms: invade.
• require (time or space); "It took three hours to get to work this morning", "This event occupied a very short time". Synonyms: take, use up.
• consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely". Synonyms: absorb, engage, engross.
• 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". Synonyms: fill, take.

Related words

be, consume, crash, crowd, dabble, infest, involve, overrun, potter, putter, rivet, smatter, squat.

Rhymes with

acidify, alibi, alkali, amplify, anti, beatify, beautify, botfly, buckeye, butterfly, calcify, certify, chennai, clarify, classify, codify, crucify, decertify, declassify, deify.